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Electric ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

Izenari buruz: Its name comes from its painful sting, which feels strong for an ant of its size.1

Min ematen du, besterik ezMin ematen du, baina ez dizu kalte larririk egingo.

Inurriak

ZiztadakJaten du: Denetarik pixka bat

Arriskua pertsonentzat: MingarriaBenetan min handia eman dezake, baina ia inoiz ez da larria.

The electric ant, also called the little fire ant, is a tiny ant, about 1.5 mm long, that can give a surprisingly painful sting. It first lived in Central and South America, but it has spread to many other parts of the world. It is an invasive species that harms native wildlife, crops and pets.1

Non bizi den

Native to Central and South America; spread to Africa, North America, Europe, Asia, Pacific islands and Cairns (Australia)1

Ipar Amerika, Hego Amerika

Hasiera

It is a generalist that mostly lives in areas linked to people in warm regions, such as forest edges, managed forests, farms and plantations. It nests under rocks and plant litter and can also set up colonies in homes, in furniture, food and clothing.1

Luzera

1 mm eta 2 mm artean (0 in eta 0,1 in artean)1

Abiadura handiena

0,074 km/h inguru (0,05 mph)

Lehorrean, kalkulu gutxi gorabeherakoa

Zer jaten du?

It eats other insects, decaying vegetation, seeds, plants and honeydew. It is an effective predator, using its venomous sting to subdue large insects and small animals.1

Argazkia: Electric ant — Electric ant. Argazkia: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Nola ezagutu

Very small, about 1 to 2 mm long as a worker.1
Light to golden brown (ginger) in colour, with the rear body (gaster) often darker.1
Thorax has long, sharp spines.1
Antennae have 11 segments, with the last two forming a distinct club.1
Body is sparsely covered with long, upright hairs.1

Pozoi-ahalmena

Ziztadak

Pozoia ezten batetik ateratzen da.

Zer egiten du bere pozoiak?

It has a venomous sting that is painful for its size. Stings cause itchy, painful welts up to about 2.5 cm long. The sting can also subdue large insects and vertebrate prey.1

Zein arriskutsua da pertsonentzat?

Arriskua pertsonentzat: MingarriaBenetan min handia eman dezake, baina ia inoiz ez da larria.

The ants will readily attack people, and their stings can be painful out of proportion to their size. They can blind pets and large domestic animals, such as cats and dogs, if stung around the eyes. They also harm farming, by stripping nutrients from crops and making them more open to disease and pests.1

Ziztatzen badu

Garbitu eta hoztu ziztadak.
Pertsonak arnasa hartzeko zailtasunak baditu, aurpegia edo eztarria hanpatuta baditu, edo zorabiatzen ari dela sentitzen badu, larrialdi alergikoa da: deitu zure larrialdi-zenbakira.

Deitu beti lehenik zure larrialdi-zenbakira (112, 000, 911). Lehen sorospenei buruzko orientabide orokorra da hau, ez mediku-aholkua. Lehen sorospenen oinarriak

Egon seguru

Ez ukitu, ez harrapatu eta ez zirikatu inoiz animalia basati bat, txikia izan arren, eta lo edo hilda dagoela badirudi ere.
Utzi tartea. Bat aurkitzen baduzu, egon lasai, egin atzera poliki eta utzi bere bidetik joaten.
Batek ziztatzen bazaitu: egon lasai, egon geldi, deitu zure larrialdi-zenbakira (112, 000, 911) edo joan ospitalera azkar. Gogoratu nolakoa zen, argazki batek laguntzen du.

Ez dabil zure atzetik. Pozoia janaria harrapatzeko edo bere burua babesteko erabiltzen du, eta askoz nahiago du ezkutatu. Seguru egoteari buruz gehiago

Munduko zein tokitan?

Afrika Asia Europa Ipar Amerika Hego Amerika Australia eta Ozeania

Zein handia da?

Zein luzea da?

zure azazkalaren gainean esertzeko bezain txikialorategiko barraskilo bat baino motelagoa

Zein handia da Electric ant ZUREKIN alderatuta?

Matematika hutsa zure nabigatzailean. Ez da ezer gordetzen, ezta inora bidaltzen ere.

Zein azkarra da?

Lorategiko barraskilo bat 0,05 km/h inguru (0,03 mph)

Electric ant 0,074 km/h inguru (0,05 mph)

Dortoka bat 0,3 km/h inguru (0,19 mph)

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Datuak

In the Galapagos Islands, it is considered one of the most aggressive introduced species, and it has contributed to declines in tortoise populations by eating hatchlings and attacking adult eyes.1

Its sting is painful far out of proportion to its tiny size.1

Queens can produce daughters that are genetic copies of themselves, while workers are produced sexually.1

It has been found in cold places such as Canada and England, where it survives in large buildings and greenhouses.1

It is a suspected link to Florida keratopathy, an eye condition, although this is not confirmed.1

It was once introduced to plantations in Gabon and Cameroon as a biological control agent.1

Pozoi-adituentzat

Izen zientifikoa: Wasmannia auropunctata
Taldea: Inurriak
Familia: Formicidae2
Ordena: Hymenoptera
Kontinenteak: Ipar Amerika, Hego Amerika
Kumeak: Queens produce new queens without mating (parthenogenesis), while sterile workers usually come from eggs fertilised by males.1
Arriskua pertsonentzat: 2 / 5: Mingarria3

Datuak nondik datozen

Electric ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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