Bullet Ant
By: Ivy, Moky, and Renee
Bullet Ant
A Paraponera Clavata is a terrestrial pest. The more common name for a Paraponera Clavata would be bullet ant. Worker ants are 18-30 millimeters long and resemble stout, reddish-black, wingless, wasp. The queen ant is not much lager than the worker ants.
Bullet Ant
This is a picture of a Bullet Ant's body. You can see that the body resembles that of a wasp without wings.
Map
This map shows where Bullet Ants are located through South America. It is found mostly in the rain forest of Nicaragua, east of Honduras, and south of Paraguay.
The Schmidt Insect Sting Pain Index
This shows that according to the Schmidt Insect Sting Pain Index, Bullet Ant stings hurt the most and last the longest.
The Sting
When the Bullet Ant “stings”, it sends venom in the body. The pain is said to be more painful than a Tarantula Hawk Wasp, and to some people, it is equal to being shot. It is said that the sting causes waves of burning, throbbing, and all-consuming pain that can continue up to 24 hours.
South America
Bullet Ants are from South America. They started to spread across the continent to other countries. Since they are native to South America, they were first found there. Bullet Ants have not traveled outside of South America, so they are not on any other continent. Bullet Ants live in undisturbed rain forest, so it is not possible to control their population.