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Hormiga Bala

Paraponera clavata

Habitat:

Habita en los bosques lluviosos de baja altitud, desde el Amazonas hasta la costa atlántica de Costa Rica.

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Bullet Ant
Paraponera clavata


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3 Comments

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

It is known to be the most painful sting by any insect!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

In english this is called the Bullet Ant. I thought it interesting to note that "It is described as causing "waves of burning, throbbing, all-consuming pain that continues unabated for up to 24 hours"

AnthonyTrigueros
AnthonyTrigueros 12 years ago

Gracias

AnthonyTrigueros
Spotted by
AnthonyTrigueros

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 2, 2011
Submitted on Nov 2, 2011

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