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Wasp

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swaziwali
May 30, 2008 8:27am
In the 1950's there was a movie which I think was 'The Naked Jungle'. set in some Central or South American country. It was about hordes of Army Ants that moved over the land killing and eating every living thing in their path that could not get away, people included. The ants were called Marabuntas by the natives in the movie. A gang in East Port of Spain adopted the name Marabuntas soon after the movie showed. Imagine my surprise to learn that it is in fact a Wasp and not an Ant, after all these years.
wyvern
May 30, 2008 7:35pm
In South America (and I'm guessing the southern Caribbean), they use 'marabuntas' to refer to both wasps and army ants.

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