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California harvester ant

Pogonomyrmex californicus

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StekeEet: 'n Bietjie van alles

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The California harvester ant is a species of ant that lives in the dry, sunny south-west of the United States and northern Mexico. It lives in large colonies, sometimes with thousands of ants, and it forages in the open during the day. It is also known as the ant used in Uncle Milton's Ant Farm.1

Leef in

Southwestern United States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah) and northern Mexico (Baja California, Sinaloa, Sonora, Chihuahua)1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

It lives in open, warm and sandy areas. Its nest entrances are often irregular and surrounded by loose sand arranged in a circular or semi-circular pattern.1

Lengte

7 mm (0,3 in)3

tipiese grootte van 'n volwasse dier

Topspoed

omtrent 0,13 km/h (0,08 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It preys on arthropods, such as the larvae of the raisin moth, and it collects seeds.1

Foto van California harvester ant — California harvester ant. Foto: Nash Turley. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Nest entrances are often irregular and ringed by loose sand in a circular or semi-circular pattern1
Forages during the day, alone or in groups, often moving in columns1
Colonies can have thousands of workers, with an average of about 4,500 ants1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

It stings, and its stings inject venom. The Chumash people of California traditionally swallowed these ants alive, and the venom from their stings caused hallucinations, which was used in coming-of-age ceremonies for boys.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

As dit steek

Was en koel die steke 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.

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?

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Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

klein genoeg om op jou vingernael te sit

Hoe groot is California harvester ant in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Tuinslak omtrent 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

California harvester ant omtrent 0,13 km/h (0,08 mph)

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Around 250 of these ants were considered an effective dose by the Chumash people when they were used in traditional ceremonies.1

This ant is the species used by Uncle Milton's Ant Farm, a popular toy that lets people watch ants dig tunnels.1

Colonies with several queens have been found to have higher average heat tolerance and less variation in heat tolerance, which gives them longer foraging times.1

Most colonies are started and run by a single queen, but some nests have several queens working together, a situation called pleometrosis.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Pogonomyrmex californicus
Groep: Miere
Familie: Formicidae2
Orde: Hymenoptera
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Pogonomyrmex californicus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Pogonomyrmex californicus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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