A13B. Ants darken the sun .52.62.67.

During an eclipse or when night first appears, ants darken the sun.

Mesoamerica During the eclipse. Maya Yucatana [sun, moon: ants]: Olavarria 1994 [also the moon eats the sun]: 5; Redfield 1950:117; Redfield, Villa 1934:206 [ants, ant king; jaguar]; Sanchez de Aguilar 1921 [1639]: 204; Villa 1945:156; 1952:469; Tocholabal: Ruz 1982 [An angry Moon causes eclipses, and ants attacking it cause eclipses]: 52; 1983 [during an eclipse, the Sun tries copulate with the Moon; she is angry, she can kill the Sun, and then ants will eat it]: 421.

NW Amazon. People open the vessel; insects crawl out of it, overshadowing daylight. Desana [ants]: Reichel-Dolmatoff 1968:19; 1971:26; baniva (Isana River) [small black insects]: Brüzzi 1994:64

Bolivia - Guaporé. Takana [ants cause small ones, palomet fish cause large solar eclipses]: Nordenskiöld 1924 (kavigna): 285