{"id":4220,"date":"2023-12-13T20:50:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T20:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pawel.stefanoff.pl\/bugs\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:08:56","slug":"2023-12-conga-the-bullet-ant-feared-in-the-amazon-es","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pawel.stefanoff.pl\/bugs\/es\/posts\/2023-12-conga-the-bullet-ant-feared-in-the-amazon-es\/","title":{"rendered":"Conoce a la \u201cconga\u201d: la hormiga bala temida por los habitantes de la selva amaz\u00f3nica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La hormiga bala (<em>Paraponera clavata<\/em>), conocida localmente como \u201cconga\u201d es una hormiga gigante de la selva tropical, nativa de Am\u00e9rica Central y del Sur. Conocida por poseer la picadura m\u00e1s dolorosa de todos los insectos, esta formidable criatura tiene un impacto que las v\u00edctimas suelen comparar con el disparo de una bala. Su veneno contiene una potente neurotoxina llamada poneratoxina, un p\u00e9ptido que altera el sistema nervioso y provoca temblores, contracciones musculares e incluso par\u00e1lisis temporal. Con una longitud de hasta 3 cm, son aut\u00e9nticas gigantes. Aunque suelen construir sus nidos bajo tierra, en la base de los \u00e1rboles, son excelentes trepadoras que por las noches forrajean en lo alto del dosel de la selva en busca de n\u00e9ctar y peque\u00f1os artr\u00f3podos. 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