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Bullet Ant

Insects

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

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Venomous or Dangerous to Humans 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Stout, reddish-black workers resembling wingless wasps 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Paraponera clavata 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hymenoptera, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Paraponera clavata
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Colombia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Paraponera clavata
  • Lead, sentence 1
    Paraponera clavata, commonly known as the bullet ant
  • Description
    resemble stout, reddish-black wingless wasps
  • Lead
    Paraponera is predatory, and like all primitive poneromorphs, does not display polymorphism in the worker caste; the queen ant is not much larger than the workers.
  • Sting: effect on humans
    Paraponera clavata, commonly known as the bullet ant, is a species of ant known for its extremely painful sting.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead section
    It inhabits humid lowland rainforests in Central and South America.
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2. Paraponera clavata (Wikipedia)
inhabits humid lowland rainforests in Central and South AmericaView the Source
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Paraponera clavata
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 1320410, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 1320410, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Bullet Ant
Wikidata Q73901, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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