May have antimicrobial properties, like most ant linear peptides (Probable). In addition, when tested in vitro on the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (responsible of the Chagas disease), is able to moderately reduce the number of the three forms (epimastigote, trypomastigote and amastigote) by inducing cell death through necrosis (PubMed:28976889). Expressed by the venom gland.