Definition of Paraponera. Meaning of Paraponera. Synonyms of Paraponera

- Paraponera clavata, commonly known as the bullet ant, is a species of ant known for its extremely painful sting. It inhabits humid lowland rainforests...
- Paraponera is a genus of ants and the only genus in the subfamily Paraponerinae. The name means "near-Ponera". It consists of two species: the extant Paraponera...
- Paraponera dieteri is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus Paraponera. The fossils of the species were found in the Dominican amber and were...
- the 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...
- or giant Amazonian ants. These ants are generally less well known than Paraponera clavata, the bullet ant, yet Dinoponera females may surp**** 3–4 cm (1...
- species, by stinging often injecting or spraying chemicals. Bullet ants (Paraponera), located in Central and South America, are considered to have the most...
- Poneratoxin is a paralyzing neurotoxic peptide made by the bullet ant Paraponera clavata. It prevents inactivation of voltage gated sodium channels and...
- 1071/IS02046. "Species: †Paraponera dieteri". AntWeb. Retrieved 30 August 2015. Baroni Urbani, C. (1994). "The identity of the Dominican Paraponera (Amber Collection...
- only species this researcher rated as having a more painful sting were Paraponera clavata (bullet ant), Synoeca septentrionalis (warrior wasp), and Pepsis...
- Florida harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex badius) 4.0 Tarantula hawk (Pepsis grossa), Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata), Warrior wasp (Synoeca septentrionalis)...