i agree. the LQ would definitely be more "deadly" but the bullet ant would probably hurt much more.
Yeah that makes sense. It is supposed to be the most painful. Might have to do with the survival strategy of the ant. The bullet ant is a social insect who's 1st and foremost concern is defense of the nest, so maybe their venom evolved to hurt as much as possible to scare off threats to the nest, not necessarily to kill. The scorpions are solitary predators and the deadly one's evolved their venom to kill their prey as quickly as possible...maybe to prevent potential injuries. But, you can see 2 main strategies in scorpions: Venom & claws. Some species developed the claws as the main weapon for hunting, others the venom (thicker tail). I'd be interested in learning if the pain of some of the less deadly scorpions was more than the deadly ones. It wouldn't shock me if there were some large clawed scorps who developed their venom as mainly defensive and targeted it to hurt it's main predators as much as possible, while relying on the claws mainly for hunting.
do bullet ants sting or bite? you said sting.
I thought all ants stung?
you first my friend...somebody get their hands on some bullet ants and let's test the waters
yes. the sting is what really hurts though. bites will pinch, but not gonna hurt like a sting!
What I meant was that the ones that cause pain are the ones that sting.
I was just clarifying is all, your statement was refering to all the ants not just the painful ones.
me too, send some my way and we will see just how bad they are. I got no qualms with any venomous creature, as long as theres a good chance i wont die. Ive taken it from a lionfish, rabbitfish, longspine urchin, fire ant, tarantulas, emperor scorp, bees, hornets. i dont mind. i wouldnt do the lion again though, lost the use of my arm for like 2 weeks, w/ bad bad blisters and swelling. By far the lion beats all in venom dept. in my experience. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE pain from the lion, i remember almost passing out trying to make it to the sink, scalding water (breaks the venom down) was like a refreshing splash in a pool on top of the burning in my armOk, if someone gets some in, I'm willing to bite the bullet and get stung by the ant.