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Striped blister beetle

Epicauta vittata

Oor die naam: The name 'blister beetle' refers to the blisters its poison causes on skin.1

Maak net seerMoenie aanraak nieDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Ander diere wat giftig is om aan te raak of te eet

Gif in sy velEet: PlanteGiftig om aan te raak of te eet, nie deur 'n byt of steek nie

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

The striped blister beetle is a slender black and yellow beetle that lives in eastern North America. It is a crop pest that can damage vegetable and field plants. Its body contains a poison that blisters skin and can kill livestock, so it should be left alone.1

Giftig deur 'n byt of steek, of giftig om aan te raak of te eet? Sommige diere spuit gif in met 'n byt of 'n steek. Ander is skadelik om aan te raak of te eet. Hierdie een is giftig om aan te raak of te eet.

Leef in

Eastern North America, including eastern Canada and the eastern United States1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

It feeds on crop plants on farms and in gardens, where it is considered an agricultural pest. Adults are most active in the morning and late afternoon and shelter during the heat of midday.1

Lengte

9 mm tot 1,7 cm (0,4 in tot 0,7 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 0,5 km/h (0,31 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Adults feed on plants, with a preference for solanaceous plants such as potato and tomato, and also for amaranths. The larvae feed on grasshopper egg pods.1

Foto van Striped blister beetle — Striped blister beetle. Foto: Will Kuhn. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Adults are 9 to 17 millimetres long, long and slender, with a hairy body.1
The body is black and yellow.1
It has two black spots on the head and two black stripes on the thorax (the middle body section).1
It has two or three black stripes on each wing cover. Northern beetles have two stripes and southern beetles have three.1
Adults often form swarms that travel together.1

Gifkrag

Gif in sy vel

Sy vel is giftig. Dit is gevaarlik om aan te raak, te lek of te eet.

Wat doen sy gif as jy daaraan raak of dit eet?

This beetle is poisonous rather than venomous, as it does not bite or sting. It contains cantharidin, a toxic compound that causes blistering of the skin and mucous membranes. In horses, a dose of about one milligram per kilogram of body weight is toxic, and eating 30 to 50 beetles can be fatal. Symptoms include blisters and ulcers of the mouth, pawing, stretching, diarrhoea, and low blood calcium and magnesium.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Cantharidin has been known to cause deaths, particularly of horses. Even two to five beetles can cause colic in horses, and hay containing crushed beetles can make animals ill. Cattle and sheep are less affected but can still show some symptoms. Frogs that eat these beetles keep the poison, so eating frog legs from beetle-fed frogs could cause poisoning, as little as 200 grams could contain a potentially fatal dose.1

As iemand daaraan geraak of dit geëet het

As iemand dit geëet het of simptome kry nadat hy dit geëet het: bel dadelik jou noodnommer of 'n gifsentrum.

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 jy daaraan geraak of dit geëet het: moenie jou oë of mond vryf nie, was jou hande en kry mediese hulp.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Sy gif is net daar sodat niks dit eet nie. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

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Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

korter as jou pinkie

Hoe groot is Striped blister beetle 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)

Striped blister beetle omtrent 0,5 km/h (0,31 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Frogs can eat blister beetles without harm, but they store the poison in their tissues and mucus, so predators that eat the frogs can be poisoned.1

Its larvae live on grasshopper eggs, which they find and feed on.1

Some ecologists consider it one of the most problematic pest blister beetles in its range, because it feeds voraciously, damages fruit and forms swarms.1

The beetle changes its appearance as it develops. The newly hatched larva is whitish with long legs, and later becomes a reddish-brown grub with shorter legs.1

Predators include robber flies and birds such as the western meadowlark, eastern bluebird and scissor-tailed flycatcher.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Epicauta vittata
Groep: Ander diere wat giftig is om aan te raak of te eet
Familie: Meloidae2
Orde: Coleoptera
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Babas: The female lays eggs in masses of 100 to 200 in a chamber a few centimetres deep in the soil, and each egg is about 2 millimetres long. The eggs hatch within 16 days, and there are one or two generations per year.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Epicauta vittata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Epicauta vittata (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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