Paraponera clavata, commonly known as the bullet ant, is a species of ant known for its extremely painful sting. It inhabits humid lowland rainforests...

species: the extant Paraponera clavata, also known as a bullet ant, found in the Neotropics, and the very small fossil species Paraponera dieteri known from...

most painful stings; in the original paper, only the bullet ant, Paraponera clavata, was given a rating of 4. Later revised versions of the index added...

Poneratoxin is a paralyzing neurotoxic peptide made by the bullet ant Paraponera clavata. It prevents inactivation of voltage gated sodium channels and therefore...

giant Amazonian ants. These ants are generally less well known than Paraponera clavata, the bullet ant, yet Dinoponera females may surpass 3–4 cm (1.2–1...

Borgmeier in 1958. This species is a parasitoid of the giant tropical ant Paraponera clavata (commonly known as the bullet ant) and uses both visual and chemical...

causes severe pain but is still not life-threatening. The bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) injects a venom which contains a neurotoxin named poneratoxin which...

species this researcher rated as having a more painful sting were Paraponera clavata (bullet ant), Synoeca septentrionalis (warrior wasp), and Pepsis and...

For example, the caterpillar chemical extracts are unpalatable to Paraponera clavata ants. The adult butterfly feeds mainly on the nectar of the flowers...

have toxic venom and are of medical importance. The species include Paraponera clavata (tocandira) and Dinoponera spp. (false tocandiras) of South America...

differences in nectar volume and concentration in the giant tropical ant,Paraponera clavata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Journal of Insect Behavior. 9 (5): 659–672...

annulata), eels (family Anguillidae), various species of killifish, and Paraponera clavata (bullet ants). Predators outside the cane toad's native range include...

crew members. Captain Dojima transforms into a strong bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) and kills the giant cockroach. An expedition team prepares to scavenge...

Florida harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex badius) 4.0 Tarantula hawk (Pepsis grossa), Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata), Warrior wasp (Synoeca septentrionalis)...

genus Paraponera. This genus has two species, one of which was found in Dominican amber from the Miocene. The extant species, Paraponera clavata, is found...

M. D.; Bennett, B. (1985). "Mass recruitment to nectar sources in Paraponera clavata: A field study". Insectes Sociaux. 32 (2): 198–208. doi:10.1007/BF02224233...

the painfulness of its sting, falling short of only the bullet ant (Paraponera clavata), the warrior wasp (Synoeca septentrionalis), and the tarantula hawk...

Phytochemical(s) Substance effect class Regions/Cultures of use Bullet ant venom Paraponera clavata Secretion: Poneratoxin Deliriant The Satere-Mawe people use bullet...

Microcerotermes arboreus nesting in a gallery on a branch. Bullet ants (Paraponera clavata) have been found to nest at the base of S. amara trees. The Hemiptera...

1071/IS02046. "Species: †Paraponera dieteri". AntWeb. Retrieved 30 August 2015. Baroni Urbani, C. (1994). "The identity of the Dominican Paraponera (Amber Collection...

Paraponera clavata in La Selva...

BUGS 2 mission and Michelle's father. His powers were based on the Paraponera clavata, an ant so ferocious that even Army Ants will steer clear of its path...

excavated by other animals (beetle galleries or nests of the bullet ant, Paraponera clavata). They are distributed from about 10 degrees north to 15 degrees south...

longicornis), carpenter ant (Campontus pennsylvanicus), the bullet ant (Paraponera clavata), and the fire ant (Solenopsis geminata). In Ant-Man, they used the...

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caterpillars: Ectatomma tuberculatum, Pheidole sp., Megalomyrmex balzani, and Paraponera clavata. Adult butterflies exhibited kleptoparasitism by taking fluids from...

Rica This was a response to predatory threats, as worker ants of Paraponera clavata were observed carrying larvae to their nest. As the common name suggests...

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poneratoxin, a voltage-gated sodium channel toxin found in the ant species Paraponera clavata, as well as to other uncharacterised peptides from various other ant...