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Black-banded jumper ant

Myrmecia nigrocincta
Ne din ho asɛm: The name jumper ant refers to its ability to leap from one spot to another.1
Ɛyɛ yaw kɛkɛƐyɛ yaw, nanso ɛrenpira wo kɛseɛ.
Tɛtea ƐwɔƆdi: Biribiara kakra
Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ yawƐtumi yɛ yaw paa, nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ asiane kɛseɛ da.

The black-banded jumper ant is a large ant that can leap up to 10 centimetres, which is far above its own body length. It lives in eastern Australia, including suburbs of Sydney and Brisbane. Its sting is painful and can cause serious allergic reactions in some people, so it is worth knowing how to recognise it.1

Ɔte
Eastern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia1
Australia ne Oceania
Fie
It nests in sandy soil, often under a small mound that looks like a molehill, and hides the nest with twigs, leaves and gravel. Nests are found beside a clump of grass or bush, or at the base of a tree. It prefers dry to semi-dry forests and woodlands, mostly on the coastal plains, and has been found in suburbs such as Heathcote and Como in Sydney.1
Tenten
1,3 cm kɔsi 1,9 cm (0,5 in kɔsi 0,7 in)1
Ntɛm a ɛsen biara
bɛyɛ 0,27 km/h (0,17 mph)
Asaase so, susuo kɛkɛ
Ɛdi deɛn?
It eats other insects, including caterpillars and spiders, and also drinks honey water. It hunts on plants and trees, and sometimes on the ground. It has been seen preying on the larvae of imperial hairstreak butterflies, even jumping while carrying them.1
Ampa!Black-banded jumper ant mfonini
Black-banded jumper ant. Mfonini: Steve Kerr. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no

  • Mostly black and orange-red in colour.1
  • The gaster (rear body), head, legs and mesonotum (middle back) are black, while the pronotum, propodeum, petiole and post-petiole are red.1
  • Mandibles (jaws) are either black or yellow, depending on where the ant lives.1
  • Workers are 13 to 15 mm long, males 16 to 17 mm, and queens 17 to 19 mm.1
  • It can leap 76 to 102 mm by suddenly extending its middle and hind legs.1

Wɔtaa fa no sɛ: It is often confused with other Myrmecia species. It can be told apart by its bi-coloured thorax and post-petiole, which are yellowish-red and black, and by its yellowish-red node.1

Bɔre ahoɔden

Ɛwɔ

Bɔre fi ne dua ano nsɔe (stinger) mu ba.

Ne bɔre yɛ dɛn?

Its sting is highly venomous and causes intense burning pain. The burning can last for many days, and the sting itches. If the sting is left untreated, it may develop into an ulcer (an open sore). The venom of a close relative, M. pilosula, is among the strongest of all ants and contains acids, enzymes and phospholipases.1

Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?

Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ yawƐtumi yɛ yaw paa, nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ asiane kɛseɛ da.

A 2011 study of Australian ant allergies found that 265 of 376 participants reacted to the stings of several Myrmecia species, which can cause anaphylaxis (a severe, whole-body allergic reaction). Of these, 15 reacted to this species, while 176 reacted to M. pilosula. The study concluded that Myrmecia species were among four main groups of Australian ants responsible for anaphylaxis.1

Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?

When threatened, workers and scouts quickly defend the nest and may react aggressively even to a shadow crossing it, bursting out in short hops to attack.1

Sɛ ɛwɔ a

  • Hohoro baabi a ɛwɔɔ no na dwo.
  • Sɛ onipa no ntumi nhome yie, n'anim anaa ne mene mu hono, anaa ɛyɛ no sɛ ɔrebɛtɔ piti a, ɛyɛ allergy ahohiahia: frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma.

Di kan frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911). Yei yɛ mmoa a ɛdi kan ho akwankyerɛ, ɛnyɛ dɔkota afotuo. Mmoa a ɛdi kan ho nsɛm titiriw

Hwɛ wo ho so

  • Mfa wo nsa nka wiram aboa biara, nkyere no na mfa no nni agorɔ, sɛ ɔyɛ ketewa mpo, na sɛ ɛte sɛ ɔrededa anaa wawu mpo a.
  • Ma no kwan. Sɛ wohyia baako a, ma wo bo nnwo, san w'akyi brɛoo na ma ɔnkɔ ne kwan.
  • Sɛ baako wɔ wo a: ma wo bo nnwo, tena dinn, frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911) anaa kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm. Kae sɛdeɛ na ɛte, mfonini bɛboa.

Ɛnhwehwɛ wo sɛ ɛbɛpira wo. Ɛde ne bɔre kyere aduane anaa ɛbɔ ne ho ban, na ɛpɛ sɛ ɛhinta sene biribiara. Nsɛm pii fa ahobammɔ ho

Ne kɛseɛ te sɛn?

Ne tenten te sɛn?

Black-banded jumper ant ne tenten bɛyɛ 1,9 cm (0,7 in)Ɛmo aba baako bɛyɛ 7 mm (0,3 in)Euro 1 dwetɛ sika bɛyɛ 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
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Nsɛm

1

It can jump between 76 and 102 mm, which is far more than its own body length.1

2

Colonies can continue without a queen, because workers can lay fertile eggs.1

3

It often forages in trees, where it visits the flowers of some eucalyptus and senna plants and may help pollinate them.1

4

A worker can live for over a year, with a maximum of about 1.3 years.1

5

Its nests are camouflaged with twigs, leaves, gravel and other plant material.1

Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din
Myrmecia nigrocincta
Kuo
Tɛtea
Abusua
Formicidae2
Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
Hymenoptera
Asaase akɛseɛ
Australia ne Oceania
Mmofra nketewa
Worker-laid eggs can be reared into males in colonies with no queen. Colonies typically have between 400 and 1200 individuals.1
Mfeɛ a ɔtena ase
bɛyɛ mfeɛ 1,31
Asiane ma nnipa
2 / 5: Ɛyɛ yaw3

Baabi a nsɛm no fi

  1. Myrmecia nigrocincta (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Myrmecia nigrocincta (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
  3. Venom Wiki: asiane gyinabea, kɛseɛ a ɛtaa yɛ ne ntɛm susuo no yɛ yɛn ankasa deɛ. Hwɛ sɛdeɛ yɛbu no: Sɛdeɛ yɛkyerɛ asiane gyinabea.

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