bullet ant

English

Etymology

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

Paraponera clavata

Akurio: irakë
Carijona: irakë
Pemon: irak
Portuguese: tocandira f
Spanish: hormiga bala f (Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru), folofa f (Panama), tucandera f (Bolivia), yanabe f (Colombia), conga f (Colombia)
Trió: irakë
Wayana: ilak
Ye'kwana: yaakö

See also

poneratoxin

Further reading

bullet ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Paraponera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Paraponera clavata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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