Bullet Ant or Carpenter Ant?

[eejayandeuan]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/WXNnfmSNNAnMCihi8

Hi guys! Pls help me identify this. Location is Philippines, particularly Panay Island. Thanks!

[eejayandeuan]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/pS3jrLFeSfeGqiWq9

Here's another photo. I apologize for the not so good quality. By the way, the ant is about half an inch long, if that would help. Thanks!

[AntSpeciesID]

That is a bullet ant or Paraponera Clavata. Thank you for adding measurements.

Here is why it is a bullet ant:
It has horns on the first segment of the thorax
The waist of the ant also has a "horn" / sharp segment on it

For more help with identifying these ants here is a link:
http://www.myrmecos.net/2013/12/15/how-to-identify-the-bullet-ant-paraponera-clavata/

Great find by the way!

[Batspiderfish]

Odontoponera denticulata

Paraponera is a decent guess, but they are restricted to South America.

[eejayandeuan]

Thanks, guys! It's most likely an Odontoponera. My first guess was bullet ant, too, but from what I've learned, bullet ants do bite and sting. This one doesn't. It's not aggressive at all and is often played with by little children.

[Batspiderfish]

I would caution that all ants from Ponerinae have stings, some of which can be pretty painful.