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Armed Ants

  • January 15, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Amazonian bullet ants were named for their intensely painful sting. They nest at the base of trees but climb into the canopy for food. One South American tribe makes young men endure wearing gloves full of these ants as a rite of passage for becoming warriors. Ouch!

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