Paraponera or "Bullet ant"The pain caused by this insect's sting is purported to be greater than that of any other Hymenopteran[wasps, bees, and ants], and is ranked as the most painful according to the Schmidt Sting Pain Index. It is described as causing "waves of burning, throbbing, all-consuming pain that continues unabated for up to 24 hours".Now the really interesting part:The Satere-Mawe people of Brazil use bullet ant stings as part of their initiation rites into manhood. The ants are first knocked out by drowning them in a natural chloroform, and then hundreds of them are woven into sleeves made out of leaves, stinger facing inward. When the ants come to, boys slip the sleeve down onto their arm. The goal of this initiation rite is to keep the sleeve on for a full ten minutes. When finished, the boys' arms are temporarily paralyzed because of the venom, and they may shake uncontrollably for days. The only "protection" provided is a coating of charcoal on the hands, supposedly to confuse the ants and inhibit their stinging. To fully complete the initiation, however, the boys must go through the ordeal a total of 20 times over the course of several months or even years.Hardcore?
Holy jesus christ damn
Afterwards their hands, up to their mid arms, look like they are completely dead with frostbite. Did I mention they are the blackest that I've ever seen skin be in my entire life?
I think it's pretty retarded, actually.
Bullet ant glove.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WQ6rFKhyn0
>>206241That's from the charcoal I think.
When I was in Ecuador in eighth grade, one of the guys in our group got bit by one of these things. He was actually a trooper, barely complained and was fine a day later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcsXDtIaTakmy fav nature show
I wish all keyboards in Brazil were covered with those ants, then we wouldn't have to suffer their JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA UAHUAHUAHUAHUAH BRBRBRBRBR
>Hardcore?Stupid and barbaric.
>>206643so... after doing that they get to bang girls?