bullet ant

== English == === Etymology === From bullet +‎ ant. From being an ant having a poisonous stinging bite, whose pain is described to be comparable to being hit by a bullet. === Noun === bullet ant (plural bullet ants) (entomology, informal) A stinging ant (Paraponera clavata) the toxin of which causes intense pain for about a day, native to Central and South America. ==== Synonyms ==== (Paraponera clavata): Paraponera clavata, P. clavata, lesser giant hunting ant, conga ant, tucandera, tucandeira ==== Translations ==== === See also === poneratoxin === Further reading === bullet ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Paraponera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Paraponera clavata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons