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Trap-jaw ant

Odontomachus bauri

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.

Trap-jaw ants are small ants with jaws that snap shut faster than almost anything else in the animal kingdom. They live in tropical places from southern Costa Rica to South America and the Galapagos Islands, and they are one of the most common ants around homes and gardens in southern Brazil.1

Leef in

Southern Costa Rica, tropical South America, the West Indies (except Cuba and the Bahamas), the Galapagos Islands and northern Mexico1

Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika

Tuis

They are most often found in lowland areas, usually in tropical rainforests, though they tolerate dry conditions better than many related species. In gardens they nest under rocks, plant containers and vegetable residues, so people can meet them around homes.1

Lengte

1,2 cm (0,5 in)3

tipiese grootte van 'n volwasse dier

Topspoed

omtrent 0,19 km/h (0,12 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It is a generalist predator that usually spends its time below leaf litter. It catches prey such as worms, spiders, termites, ants, butterflies, flies and beetles, with its jaws stinging and paralysing prey or crushing it to death.1

Foto van Trap-jaw ant — Trap-jaw ant. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Its main feature is its dark brown colour.1
The head is 2.09–3.12 mm long.1
It has hairs on the first gastral tergum (a plate on the upper back of the abdomen), which stand up partly and are fairly even in length.1
Seen from the side, the petiolar node (a small segment between the body parts) is dome-shaped.1
Its mandibles (jaws) can open to about 180°.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom is thought to be mainly protein-based. The sting also releases a mixture of formic acid and protein, which may be highly toxic. In people, a sting usually causes burning at the site that fades within about an hour. Some people have a strong allergic reaction, with red, itchy, swollen patches on the skin and swollen eyelids.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Its bites are not severe for humans, but they can cause an allergic reaction. One case described a young girl with a strong reaction that lasted about a week. Such reactions were noted in about 16% of ant bites.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When its nest is disturbed, many workers make escape jumps, and if one lands on the intruder, workers start stinging it.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 Trap-jaw 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)

Trap-jaw ant omtrent 0,19 km/h (0,12 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Its jaws can close within about 130 microseconds on average, roughly 2300 times faster than the blink of an eye.1

It can jump more than 20 times its body length in a single jaw-propelled leap.1

Its jaws can exert a peak force of about 300 times its own body weight.1

During an escape jump, it can launch itself about 7 cm off the ground and grab onto nearby plants.1

Its jaws have the second-fastest predatory movement in the animal kingdom, after the dracula ant.1

Its nests are usually small, with fewer than about 200 ants, and neighbouring nests do not fight when they are close together but are aggressive toward each other when more than 10 m apart.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Trap-jaw ants sting in the same way as bees.

Waarheid: They do not have stingers like bees. Their stings are retractable and not barbed, so they can be used again.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Odontomachus bauri
Groep: Miere
Familie: Formicidae2
Orde: Hymenoptera
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika
Babas: The larvae go through three larval stages before moulting, and they do not spin a cocoon.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Odontomachus bauri (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Odontomachus bauri (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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