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Armadillo wasp

Synoeca surinama

Oor die naam: Its scientific name, Synoeca surinama, includes Suriname, a country in South America, which is where the species name comes from.1

Moet 'n dokter sienSelde dodelik, maar 'n steek moet deur 'n dokter gesien word.

Bye, wespe & perdebye

Steke

Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Steek moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.

The armadillo wasp is a social wasp with a metallic blue-black body. It builds its nests on tree trunks in tropical South America. It is known for its painful sting, and it also visits flowers and helps pollinate plants.1

Leef in

Tropical South America: Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru and northern Bolivia1

Suid-Amerika

Tuis

It lives in wet grassland, scattered shrub areas, sparse shrubs and trees, and gallery forest. In the dry season it builds nests on tree trunks in gallery forest. It is one of the most common social wasps in Central Brazil.1

Lengte

2,2 cm (0,9 in)3

tipiese grootte van 'n volwasse dier

Topspoed

omtrent 28 km/h (17 mph)

Vlieënd, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Adults visit flowers such as Bauhinia guianensis, which contain nectar, and are likely to feed on it for energy. They carry pollen on their legs and head, and they are most likely to visit flowers in the morning and afternoon.1

Foto van Armadillo wasp — Armadillo wasp. Foto: Kalamazadkhan. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Medium-sized wasp with a blueish-black body1
Body can look metallic in certain light1
Dark, almost black wings1
Head has a projecting vertex (a raised ridge on the top of the head)1
Less dense small markings (punctation) on the first abdominal segment than S. chalibea and S. virginea1

Word dikwels verwar met: Other Synoeca wasps, especially its sister species S. cyanea and S. septentrionalis, which also have less punctation on the first abdominal segment. S. chalibea and S. virginea have denser punctation on that segment, so this is one way to tell them apart.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its sting injects serotonin, a chemical also known as a neurotransmitter. Serotonin is a vasoconstrictor, meaning it narrows blood vessels, which could potentially be lethal to small animals. In people, it causes severe pain.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Steek moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.

Its sting is painful. The wasp only stings in defence, not to attack. Stings can leave the wasp's barbed stinger in the skin, and the wasp dies afterwards.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When a colony is threatened, workers perform buzzing runs, shaking from side to side and contacting other members, which warns the colony to swarm. Individual wasps may also sting, and the stinger stays in the victim.1

As dit steek

Skraap 'n byangel uit en koel die plek af.
As die persoon sukkel om asem te haal, die gesig of keel swel, of hy voel flou, is dit 'n allergiese noodgeval: bel jou noodnommer en gebruik sy adrenalienpen (outo-inspuiter) as hy een het.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeldkan in 14 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot is Armadillo wasp in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Huisvlieg omtrent 7 km/h (4,4 mph)

Armadillo wasp omtrent 28 km/h (17 mph)

'n Mens wat nael omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

When the wasp stings, its barbed stinger stays in the victim, and the wasp dies. This is called sting autotomy.1

The sting also releases alarm pheromones, which mark the target as a threat for the colony to deal with if it returns.1

Some older workers, over 21 days old, may eat large larvae and pupae before leaving the nest. This is called brood cannibalism.1

Queens are chosen through ritual dominance displays, in which potential queens face off, sometimes bending their abdomens.1

Colonies swarm together as a group. Scouts lay down scent trails so the other wasps can follow them to a new nest site.1

Scouts release scent from a special gland called the Richards' gland while they drag their body along the trail.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Synoeca surinama
Groep: Bye, wespe & perdebye
Familie: Vespidae2
Orde: Hymenoptera
Kontinente: Suid-Amerika
Babas: Queens lay eggs in cells that workers build in the nest.1
Gevaar vir mense: 3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Synoeca surinama (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Synoeca surinama (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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