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Worst Stingers

These are my bugs with the worst reputed stings, particularly the first two: bullet ant and warrior wasp. The "cow killer" velvet ant and "executioner" wasp do have scary names.
Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata)
Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata)		 Northern Warrior Wasp (Synoeca septentrionalis)
Northern Warrior Wasp (Synoeca septentrionalis)		 Cow Killer Velvet Ant (Hoplognathoca)
"Cow Killer" Velvet Ant (Hoplognathoca)		 Executioner Paper Wasp (Polistes carnifex ssp. boliviensis)
Executioner Paper Wasp (Polistes carnifex ssp. boliviensis)

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