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Paraponera clavata (Bullet ant)

Synonyms: Formica aculeata; Formica clavata; Paraponera aculeata; Paraponera tarsalis; Ponera tarsalis

Wikipedia Abstract

Paraponera clavata is a species of ant, commonly known as the bullet ant, named on account of its powerful and potent sting due to its venom. It inhabits humid lowland rainforests from Nicaragua and the extreme east of Honduras and south to Paraguay.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0