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Red bull ant

Myrmecia gulosa

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

StekeEet: Vleis

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

The red bull ant is a large ant that lives in eastern Australia. Adults can give a painful sting, and they are fierce hunters that can overpower bees and other ants. Their large size and aggressive behaviour make them one of Australia's best-known ants.1

Leef in

Eastern Australia, mainly coastal Queensland and eastern New South Wales, with records in other Australian states1

Australië & Oseanië

Tuis

They prefer open areas, where they are often seen foraging, and they build small mounds and nests with tunnel systems that can become quite extensive. They are often seen around burnt areas. They have been found from 121 to 2,000 m above sea level.1

Lengte

1,5 cm tot 3 cm (0,6 in tot 1,2 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 0,35 km/h (0,22 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

They are solitary predators and hunt prey such as bees and other ants. Adults cannot eat solid food, so they feed on the juices of their prey, while the meat is fed to the colony's larvae. Workers' infertile eggs are also part of their diet and are commonly fed to the queen and larvae.1

Foto van Red bull ant — Red bull ant. Foto: Tony Eales. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Adults have a red-brown head and thorax (the middle part of the body).1
The rear half of the abdomen (the back of the body) is black.1
The mandibles (jaws) are brown-yellow and long, powerful and serrated (saw-edged).1
Adults measure about 15 to 30 mm in body length, making them one of the larger ant species.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

They have a venom-laced sting, which can cause severe pain for a couple of days.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

The sting causes severe pain that can last a couple of days. Red bull ants are described as notoriously aggressive hunters.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?

omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeld

Hoe groot is Red bull ant in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

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

Red bull ant omtrent 0,35 km/h (0,22 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

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Feite

They cannot smell or use chemical senses like most ants, but their eyesight is extremely keen. They can spot and respond to intruders up to two metres away.1

Workers' infertile eggs are fed to the queen and larvae as part of their diet.1

The first specimen was collected in 1770 by Joseph Banks, making it one of the first Australian insects collected and described by a European.1

Their nests are built with tunnel systems that may become quite large.1

Vir gifkenners

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

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Myrmecia gulosa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Myrmecia gulosa (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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