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The Insanely Painful Sting of the Bullet Ant Instructional VideoThe Insanely Painful Sting of the Bullet Ant Instructional Video
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The Insanely Painful Sting of the Bullet Ant

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Milking venomous ants? Dissecting bullet ants? Watch a very interesting and informative video on the anatomy of a bullet ant and the power of its venomous sting.

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Concepts

insects, ants

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Pause the video throughout to discuss the ant parts individually
  • Flip the classroom and have class members view the video at home to save class time for discussion

Classroom Considerations

  • Engaging for learners with or without background knowledge in insect anatomy

Pros

  • Demonstrates the process of milking the venom from the bullet ant
  • Provides a quiz to check for understanding and links to discussion

Cons

  • None

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