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Electric ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

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

Hanya sakitSakit, tetapi tidak akan melukaimu dengan serius.

Semut

SengatanMakan: Sedikit dari semuanya

Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

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

Hidup di

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

Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan

Beranda

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

Panjang

1 mm sampai 2 mm (0 in sampai 0,1 in)1

Kecepatan tertinggi

sekitar 0,074 km/jam (0,05 mph)

Di darat, perkiraan kasar

Apa makanannya?

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

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

Cara mengenalinya

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

Kekuatan bisa

Sengatan

Bisanya keluar lewat sengat.

Apa efek bisanya?

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

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

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

Jika ia menyengat

Cuci dan dinginkan sengatannya.
Jika orangnya sulit bernapas, wajah atau tenggorokannya bengkak, atau merasa mau pingsan, itu darurat alergi: hubungi nomor darurat.

Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama

Tetap aman

Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
Jika ia menyengatmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.

Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropa Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia dan Oseania

Seberapa besar dia?

Seberapa panjang dia?

cukup kecil untuk duduk di kukumulebih lambat dari siput kebun

Seberapa besar Electric ant dibandingkan KAMU?

Hanya hitungan di browsermu. Tidak ada yang disimpan atau dikirim ke mana pun.

Seberapa cepat dia?

Siput kebun sekitar 0,05 km/jam (0,03 mph)

Electric ant sekitar 0,074 km/jam (0,05 mph)

Kura-kura darat sekitar 0,3 km/jam (0,19 mph)

layak diketahui

Fakta

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

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah: Wasmannia auropunctata
Kelompok: Semut
Keluarga: Formicidae2
Urutan: Hymenoptera
Benua: Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan
Anak: Queens produce new queens without mating (parthenogenesis), while sterile workers usually come from eggs fertilised by males.1
Bahaya bagi manusia: 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana faktanya berasal

Electric ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Wasmannia auropunctata (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
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