bullet ant

Meaning

Noun

• A stinging ant (Paraponera clavata (species)) the toxin of which causes intense pain for about a day, native to Central and South America.

Related

Similar words

• Paraponera clavata (species), P. clavata, lesser giant hunting ant, conga ant

Origin

• bullet + ant.
• From being an ant having a poisonous stinging bite, whose pain is described to be comparable to being hit by a bullet.