Meaning of marabunta | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A kind of army ant said to devour every living thing in its path
2. Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings:
   Guyana
3. Polistes infuscatus
   Guyana
4. a mud dauber or a mason wasp
   Guyana
5. Synoeca surinama
   Caribbean
6. Polybia occidentalis and other species
   Caribbean

Examples

“GE Bodkin (1918), “Notes on some British Guiana Hymenoptera exclusive of the Formicidae”, in Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, volume 1917, Vol. 65: “The local name is marabunta. Destroying marabunta nests with a wad of dried palm leaves attached to a long pole soaked in kerosene and ignited is an interesting operation for an onlooker at a respectful distance””

“In and out he flies, bringing each time a tiny daub of mud, the building material of his choice. Before however, he has quite finished his dome or sealed it up he introduces a slender green worm, or more, to serve, it would seem, as larder for the children when they become conscious of their blissful existence and when they feel the pangs of hunger! This species of marabunta is often called the mason bee or fly, on account of its building powers or propensities.”

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