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Green-head ant

Rhytidoponera metallica

Oor die naam: The scientific name metallica refers to the ant's metallic look, which ranges from green to purple.1

Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Miere

StekeEet: 'n Bietjie van alles

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

The green-head ant is a small, shiny ant that lives in Australia. It has a metallic colour that can look green, purple or reddish-violet. It is one of the most widespread insects in Australia, and it can give a painful, venomous sting.1

Leef in

Found in almost every Australian state except Tasmania. Introduced to New Zealand.1

Australië & Oseanië

Tuis

Green-head ants live in deserts, heath, open forests, woodland and urban areas. They are abundant in lawns and gardens in cities. They nest underground below logs, stones, twigs and shrubs, in decayed wooden stumps, and sometimes in termite mounds.1

Lengte

5 mm tot 7 mm (0,2 in tot 0,3 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 0,12 km/h (0,07 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Green-head ants hunt arthropods and small insects. They also collect sweet substances such as honeydew from sap-sucking insects.1

Foto van Green-head ant — Green-head ant. Foto: Jonghyun Park. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Measures 5 to 7 mm long.1
Metallic colour that varies by region, from green to purple or reddish-violet.1
Hard, heavily armoured body with a single-segmented waist.1
Queens and workers look similar and differ mainly in size. Males are the smallest and look black and dark.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Residents of northern Queensland use the name 'green ant' for the green-tree ant (Oecophylla smaragdina), so the two can be confused by name. The name 'green-head ant' is more specific.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

The sting is painful and venomous. It can cause anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction, in people who are sensitive to it.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

The sting can cause anaphylactic shock in sensitive people. Ordinary stings are described as painful.1

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?

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

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

klein genoeg om op jou vingernael te sit

Hoe groot is Green-head 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)

Green-head ant omtrent 0,12 km/h (0,07 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Green-head ants are among the first insects to appear in burnt-off areas, arriving once the embers have stopped smouldering.1

Workers can reproduce with winged males, so queens are rarely produced in colonies.1

They are useful to farmers because they prey on agricultural pests such as beetles, moths and termites.1

They help plants by scattering and eating seeds from a variety of species, which plays an important role in seed dispersal.1

The short-beaked echidna and a number of bird species prey on them.1

The ant was introduced to New Zealand, where it was first seen in 1959, probably on cargoes of timber.1

Mite-breker

Mite: The name 'green ant' always means the green-head ant.

Waarheid: In northern Queensland, residents use the name 'green ant' for the green-tree ant, so the shortened name can cause confusion.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Rhytidoponera metallica
Groep: Miere
Familie: Formicidae2
Orde: Hymenoptera
Kontinente: Australië & Oseanië
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Green-head ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Rhytidoponera metallica (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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