Insects have long been used in religion, both directly (with live insects) and as images or symbols. == Live insects in religious ceremonies == In the Brazilian Amazon, members of the Tupí–Guaraní language family have been observed using Pachycondyla commutata ants during female rite-of-passage ceremonies, and prescribing the sting of Pseudomyrmex spp.
Insects have long been used in religion, both directly (with live insects) and as images or symbols. == Live insects in religious ceremonies == In the Brazilian Amazon, members of the Tupí–Guaraní language family have been observed using Pachycondyla commutata ants during female rite-of-passage ceremonies, and prescribing the sting of Pseudomyrmex spp.
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