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Bullet ant

Paraponera clavata

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Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

yep, a few years ago... It was an intense experience

wonju.brian
wonju.brian 12 years ago

You've been stung? Yikes.

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

Here you can see a series of a Bullet ant queen

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

Yep, its a nasty sting, the pain lasts for days

wonju.brian
wonju.brian 12 years ago

Description of bullet ant sting is priceless.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_Sti...

Juan DiTrani
Spotted by
Juan DiTrani

Colón, Panama, Panama

Spotted on May 16, 2007
Submitted on Jun 16, 2011

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