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“I am not sure what I was thinking when I decided to take a photo of an army ant (Eciton sp.) biting my finger. I knew it would hurt at least a little, as those are some big jaws. What I did not expect was the ant stinging me with its abdomen. Because I did not want to kill the ant, I had to wait a very long 20 seconds until it decided to leave. Long story short, for 5 days my finger was so fat and swollen I couldn’t bend it. Luckily, it was more uncomfortable than painful, but I learned my lesson: never play around with army ants or other venomous animals.”

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