European fire ant
The European fire ant is a small red ant that lives across much of Europe and Asia, and has spread to parts of North America. It nests under stones, under fallen trees and in soil, including in meadows and gardens. It is worth knowing about because it will defend its nest aggressively and has a stinger.1

Yadda za ka gane shi
- Mainly red in colour, with a slightly darker head1
- Workers are yellowish brown, 3.5 to 5.5 mm long1
- Smooth, shiny frontal triangle on the head1
- Queens are a little larger, 5.5 to 7.0 mm long, with a larger thorax1
- Males have a darker body than queens and workers1
Ana yawan rikita shi da: Very similar to M. ruginodis. M. rubra is common in southern England and becomes rarer further north, whereas M. ruginodis is common all over the UK, including northern Scotland.1
Ƙarfin dafi
Dafi yana fitowa ta wurin abin harbinsa.
Yaya haɗarinsa yake ga mutane?
Haɗari ga mutane: Mai raɗaɗiYana iya yin ciwo sosai, amma kusan bai taɓa zama mai tsanani ba.These ants are aggressive. They often attack rather than run away, and will attack any creature that disturbs their nest. They are less aggressive than the red imported fire ant.1
Me yake yi idan ya ji tsoro?
Attacks any creature that disturbs its nest, rather than running away.1
Idan ya harba
- Ka wanke kuma ka sanyaya wuraren harbin.
- Idan mutumin yana fama da numfashi, fuskarsa ko maƙogwaronsa ya kumbura, ko yana jin kamar zai suma, to wannan gaggawar alerji ce: ka kira lambar gaggawarka.
Kullum ka fara kiran lambar gaggawa (112, 000, 911). Wannan jagorar agajin gaggawa ce ta gaba ɗaya, ba shawarar likita ba. Muhimman abubuwan agajin gaggawa
Kiyaye lafiya
- Kada ka taɓa, kada ka kama, kada ka tsokani dabbar daji, ko da ƙarama ce, kuma ko da tana kama da tana barci ko ta mutu.
- Ka ba shi sarari. Idan ka haɗu da ɗaya, ka natsu, ka koma baya a hankali kuma ka bar shi ya bi hanyarsa.
- Idan ɗaya ya harbe ka: ka natsu, ka zauna ba motsi, ka kira lambar gaggawarka (112, 000, 911) ko ka je asibiti da sauri. Ka tuna yadda yake, hoto yana taimakawa.
Ba ya neman cutar da kai. Yana amfani da dafinsa don kama abinci ko don kare kansa, kuma ya fi son ya ɓuya. Ƙarin bayani game da kiyaye lafiya
Yaya girmansa yake?
Yaya tsawonsa yake?
ƙarami har zai iya zama a kan farcenkaYaya girman European fire ant yake idan aka kwatanta da KAI?
Lissafi ne kawai a cikin burauzarka. Ba a adana komai ko a aika ko'ina.
Yaya saurinsa yake?
Bayanai
Colonies can have up to one hundred queens in a single nest.1
Queens can live up to fifteen years.1
Workers pick up dead nest-mates and carry them up to 3 metres away from the nest.1
The larvae of the Alcon blue and scarce large blue butterflies use this ant as their main host.1
Nuptial flights in Europe usually take place from late July to mid-August, when hundreds of young queens and males fly to mate. The males die afterwards, and the queens shed their wings to start new colonies.1
Mai karya tatsuniya
Tatsuniya: The smaller queens, once thought to be a separate social parasite called M. microrubra, are a different species.
Gaskiya: More recent DNA analysis shows they share a gene pool with the regular queens, so they are not a different species. They are a smaller queen caste (microgynes) that can also found their own colonies.1
Inda bayanan suka fito
- Myrmica rubra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Myrmica rubra (iNaturalist): sunaye da rarrabuwa.
- Venom Wiki: matakin haɗari, girman al'ada da ƙiyasin sauri namu ne. Ga yadda muke lissafa su: Yadda muke auna haɗari.
Kowane bayani a wannan shafi yana da lamba da ke nuna tushensa. Idan mun yi kuskure, ka yi haƙuri, mu masoya dabbobi ne, ba mujallar kimiyya ba. Ka gaya mana a [email protected] kuma za mu gyara.
Harbi

