Paraponera clavata
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Paraponera clavata, commonly known as the bullet ant, is a species of ant known for its extremely painful sting. It inhabits humid lowland rainforests in Central and South America.
Paraponera clavata
P. dieteri (pictured) is the only known species that is closely related to Paraponera clavata.
Paraponera clavata – museum specimen
Glove made of palm leaves, used in initiation rites
Justin O. Schmidt
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Justin Orvel Schmidt was an American entomologist, co-author of Insect Defenses: Adaptive Mechanisms and Strategies of Prey and Predators, author of The Sting of the Wild, and creator of the Schmidt s
Paraponera clavata
…to attack A. paraponerae when they approached the entrance to their nest. The bullet ant's sting currently ranks the highest of all insect stings on Justin O. Schmidt's informal sting pain index, at 4.0+. According to Schmidt, the pain is like "[w]alking over flaming charcoal with a three-inch nail embedded in your…
Justin O. Schmidt