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Samsum ant

Brachyponera sennaarensis
Ko fii innde ndee: "Samsum" is an Arabic word meaning "sharp sword", probably a reference to the ant's stinger.1
No muusi tunNo muusi, kono gaañataa ma no feewi.
Furmiiji JukkugolNo ñaama: Seeɗa nder kala huunde
Musiiba e yimɓe: MuusɗoNo waawi muusugol sanne, kono ko ɓadii kala tuma ɗum wonataa musiiba mawɗo.

The samsum ant is a small ant that lives across much of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. It often shares homes with people and is a common household pest. It matters because its sting is powerful and, in rare cases, can cause a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal.1

No hoɗi nder
Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Introduced to the United States in 1943, and invasive in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.1
Afirik, Aazi
Hello arano
Samsum ants are ground-dwelling and common around homes and towns, so people often meet them in households. In Iran, colonies were found along irrigation ditches in damp ground.1
Juutugol
5 mm haa 6 mm (0,2 in haa 0,2 in)1
Yaawugol ɓurngol toowugol
wona 0,12 km/h (0,07 mph)
E leydi yoornde, miijo tun
Ko honɗun ngal ñaamata?
Samsum ants are omnivores and scavengers. They hunt small arthropods, including other ants, and sometimes larger ones such as cockroaches, using their stingers. They also eat seeds, which is unusual among ponerine ants.1
Goonga!Natal Samsum ant
Samsum ant. Natal: Jonghyun Park. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hono anndirtee ngal

  • Body is dark brown to black-brown.1
  • Antennae, tarsi (foot segments) and tibiae (lower leg segments) are red.1
  • Body length is 5–6 mm.1
  • Head is broader than the mesosoma (the middle section of the body).1
  • Nest entrances are circular and 3–5 mm across.1

Doole tooke ŋatgol

Jukkugol

Tooke no yaltira jukkere.

Ko honɗun tooke mum waɗata (ŋatgol walla jukkugol)?

The sting is powerful. In rare cases it can cause anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction, and death.1

Hono musiiba mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Musiiba e yimɓe: MuusɗoNo waawi muusugol sanne, kono ko ɓadii kala tuma ɗum wonataa musiiba mawɗo.

The sting is known to be powerful, and in rare cases it has led to anaphylactic shock and death. Stings have been linked to anaphylaxis in many parts of the world, and the ant is considered a common household pest in several regions.1

Ko honɗun ngal waɗata si ngal hulii?

Samsum ants sting people as a defensive measure.1

Si no jukka

  • Loot nokkuuje jukkaaɗe, ɓuuɓnu ɗe.
  • Si neɗɗo on no caɗɗa foofagol, yeeso walla daande mum no ufi, walla no yi'a o no ɓadii majjugol hakkille, ɗum ko musiiba allergie: noddu nimero ballal.

Adii fow noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wanaa saaraangal doktoro. Ko adii nder ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a jalnu kullal ladde haa abada, hay si ko tokooso, hay si no yi'ee no ɗaanii walla maayii.
  • Accu ngal nokku. Si a fotti e ngal, deeƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • Si gooto e majji jukkii ma: deeƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911) walla yahu lopitaan law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal no walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañugol ma. Ngal no huutora tooke mum ngam nanngugol ñaamdu walla reenugol hoore mum, ngal ɓuri yiɗugol suuɗaade. Ko ɓeydi fii reenugol hoore maa

Hono mawniri?

Hono juutiri?

Samsum ant juuti wona 6 mm (0,2 in)Ɓiyngel maaro wootel wona 7 mm (0,3 in)Pees 1 oro wona 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
tokooso no feewi haa no waawi joodagol e dow hoore hoɓɓere maa

Hono Samsum ant mawniri, si fooɗondiraama e AN?

Ko limoore tun nder navigateur maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee ka nokku woo.

Hono yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndugol

Humpito

1

Their name comes from the Arabic word for "sharp sword", probably because of their sting.1

2

They are one of the only ponerine ants that eat seeds, having moved from a mostly meat diet to an omnivorous one.1

3

They are one of the few ponerine ants to be invasive, and they are considered invasive in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.1

4

Among ponerine ants, the size difference between workers and queens is considered rare.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Brachyponera sennaarensis
Fedde
Furmiiji
Ɓesngu
Formicidae2
Ordre
Hymenoptera
Leyɗe mawɗe
Afirik, Aazi
Ɓiɓɓe tokosɓe
Winged males and females take part in nuptial flights shortly after rain.1
Musiiba e yimɓe
2 / 5: Muusɗo3

Ɗo humpitooji ɗin iwri

  1. Samsum ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Brachyponera sennaarensis (iNaturalist): inɗe e ŋoordingol (classification).
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno musiiba, mawnugol aadaajo e miijo yaawugol ko amen. Ndaar no min ƴeewtirta ɗum: Hono min tolnirta musiiba.

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