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Deadliest ant (for human)

The real killer-ant is the fire ants . In 1998 a study at fire ant victims Learned That from 29,300 victims were killed 83 That year two and almost did. They died after a anaphylactic reaction. Because the fire ant is a growing problem and is common on other continents Also the real number of deaths Could be much higher! There is one report of a baby killed by African driver ants Dorylus nigricans.

• Invasivespeciesinfo.gov ... Rifa , invasivespeciesinfo.gov
• The ants, Volume 514 , Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson
• Medical toxicology , Richard C. Dart
• Survey of fatal anaphylactic reactions to Imported fire ant stings , Rhoades RB, Stafford CT, James FK Jr. 1989

Fastest bite

Trap-jaw (Odontomachus) ants have the fastest jaws of the world. Not only for ants, but for all known living animals! Amazing, They attack with a speed of 145 miles per hour or 233 kilometers per hour!

• Powerful jaws Could inspiring propulsion systems or miniature robots , MSNBC 2006

Most poisonous ant

Ants can attack many ways: bite, sting and spray. Some ants can spray poison 10 cm far. The Bullet ant in South America (Paraponera clavata) spreads a sting That venom is neurotoxic and can disable limbs. Ten stings will kill a one. Also the Fire ant is dangerous.

• Giant tropical bullet ant, Paraponera clavata , Randy C. Morgan

Most destructive ant

There are very destructive ants. Take black carpenter ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus), who replace wood by nurseries. They can destroy wooden structures like old buildings. White ants, Also called very destructive, are actually not an ant at all: They Are Termites ! Dorylus, the legionary ants, are not that destructive as people say. They do not eat people or trees. They just go for other insects. Also there is a legend that in ancient times a village near the Yellow River in China was flooded after ants penetrated the dike. What ant species Could be Responsible For That disaster is not Mentioned.

• Carpenter ants ... the invasion of the home snatchers , Bruce Wenning 2006
• The Collapse of a Thousand-Mile Dike Caused by Ants' Nests Translated by Guan Ming from zhengjian.org /