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  2. Ant venom - Wikipedia

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    Stinging ants cause a cutaneous condition that is different from that caused by biting venomous ants. Particularly painful are stings from fire ants, although the bullet ant's sting is considered by some to be the most painful insect sting. [3]: 450 First aid for fire ant bites includes external treatments and oral medicines. [citation needed]

  3. Toxicology of red imported fire ant venom - Wikipedia

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    This makes many experts put some children on fire ant venom immunotherapy, while others do not. [54] [65] The recommended maintenance dose is between 0.5 mL of a 1:100 w/v 1:10 w/v WBE. [66] For fire ant venom immunotherapy, the most common maintenance dose is 0.5 mL of a 1:200 (wt/vol) dilution. [67]

  4. Solenopsin - Wikipedia

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    Solenopsin is a lipophilic alkaloid with the molecular formula C 17 H 35 N found in the venom of fire ants (Solenopsis). It is considered the primary toxin in the venom [2] and may be the component responsible for the cardiorespiratory failure in people who experience excessive fire ant stings. [3]

  5. Myrmecia esuriens - Wikipedia

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    Bulldog ants are known for being aggressive and defensive of nests, and sting and use their mandibles to fight off attackers. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 6 ] Myrmecia esuriens is closely related to M. pilosula , the venomous jack jumper ant , the sting of which is known to be deadly to humans sensitive or allergic to the venom.

  6. Poneratoxin - Wikipedia

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    Poneratoxin is a paralyzing neurotoxic peptide made by the bullet ant Paraponera clavata.It prevents inactivation of voltage gated sodium channels and therefore blocks synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. [1]

  7. Crematogaster - Wikipedia

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    When in conflict, cocktail ants can release a venom by flexing their abdominal regions. The effectiveness of the venom varies greatly with the opposer to the ant. For example, some other ant species are not very resistant and can be killed with only a few drops, while other ant species and insects have a high degree of resistance to even large ...

  8. Tetraponera rufonigra - Wikipedia

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    Tetraponera rufonigra, is a species of ant belonging to the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae.It is distributed across Southeast Asia Commonly called the bi-coloured arboreal ant, they are arboreal and build small nests which are excavated holes usually in dried parts of trees.

  9. List of substances used in rituals - Wikipedia

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    Bullet ant venom Paraponera clavata: Secretion: Poneratoxin: Deliriant: The Satere-Mawe people use bullet ants to get extremely painful stings in their initiation rites twenty times. [1] Colorado River toad bufotoxins: Incilius alvarius: Secretion: 5-MeO-DMT, bufotenin (et al.) Psychedelic: Bufo alvarious secretion has gained popularity in ...