Bala ant

French translation: fourmi balle de fusil

16:42 Jun 30, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Zoology
English term or phrase: Bala ant
Ou "bullet ant".
Il s'agit d'une fourmi géante que l'on trouve au Brésil.
J'ai trouvé le nom latin : paraponera clavata.
Quelqu'un connaît-il son nom en français ? Merci !
Axelle531
Local time: 17:51
French translation:fourmi balle de fusil
Explanation:
I'd come to La Selva to work with the dreaded bala ant (Paraponera clavata), also known as the bullet ant. These insects are inch-long behemoths whose ...
findarticles.com/p/.../mi.../ai_92284532/ -

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4.0+ Fourmi Paraponera (notamment la Bullet ant (fourmi balle de fusil) : P. clavata) : douleur pure, intense, brillante : ressemble à la sensation de ...
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_O._Schmidt

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Fourmi de balle (clavata de Paraponera) Code d'image: p13378p. Titre original (Anglais): Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) Photographe: Rhett A. Butler ...
fr.mongabay.com/travel/files/p13378p.html
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GILLES MEUNIER
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3 +1fourmi balle de fusil
GILLES MEUNIER
4Paraponera clavata Fourmis flamandes ou Fourmi 24 heures
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bala ant
fourmi balle de fusil


Explanation:
I'd come to La Selva to work with the dreaded bala ant (Paraponera clavata), also known as the bullet ant. These insects are inch-long behemoths whose ...
findarticles.com/p/.../mi.../ai_92284532/ -

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-06-30 16:45:23 GMT)
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4.0+ Fourmi Paraponera (notamment la Bullet ant (fourmi balle de fusil) : P. clavata) : douleur pure, intense, brillante : ressemble à la sensation de ...
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_O._Schmidt

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-06-30 16:46:18 GMT)
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Fourmi de balle (clavata de Paraponera) Code d'image: p13378p. Titre original (Anglais): Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) Photographe: Rhett A. Butler ...
fr.mongabay.com/travel/files/p13378p.html

GILLES MEUNIER
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agree  Juan Jacob: Plusieurs noms, ici aussi : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraponera
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bala ant
Paraponera clavata Fourmis flamandes ou Fourmi 24 heures


Explanation:
* Conga « les combattantes ».
* Ticondera « qui font mal avec leurs abdomens ».
* Bala au Costa Rica.
* Bullet Ant dans la littérature anglo-saxonne, « désigne la douleur semblable à une balle de revolver ».
* Fourmis flamandes en Guyane française.
* Fourmi 24 heures ou hormigas veinticuatro, « durée potentielle de la douleur ressentie ».



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Paraponera clavata. Message Samedi 18 Octobre 2008, 17:47. Bonjour Cette fourmi à la ... Les fourmis flamandes sont énormes en Guyane! ...
www.insecte.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42368

Drmanu49
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