Bullet ant proboscis
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The Bullet ant or paraponera clavata is a species of ant named on account of its powerful and potent venomous sting. It inhabits humid lowland rainforests from Nicaragua and the extreme east of Honduras and south to Paraguay.
A proboscis is the elongated appendage from the head of an invertebrate usually it refers to the tubular mouthparts used for feeding and sucking.
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