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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Amazonian Giant Ant

Pachycondyla villosa

About

A large, hairy black ponerine ant with a powerful sting and strong mandibles. It is a solitary ground forager that hunts a variety of small invertebrates.

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Did You Know?

Its sting is considered one of the most painful among Neotropical ants, second only to the bullet ant.