bullet ants
Painful jungle crawlers
Bullet ants are large tropical ants native to Central and South American rainforests, named for their sting—said to feel like being shot.
The pain, among the most intense of any insect, lasts for hours.
Some indigenous groups use bullet ant stings in initiation rituals to test endurance.
- stingSharp wound from insect
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
- pain scaleDiscomfort measurement tool
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- bitePierce with teeth
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