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    (c) Stéphane De Greef, all rights reserved

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Bullet Ant

Paraponera clavata

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Insects
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Paraponera clavata is a species of ant, commonly known as the bullet ant, named for its extremely potent sting. It inhabits humid lowland rainforests from Nicaragua and the extreme east of Honduras and south to Paraguay.

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