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Jack jumper ant

Myrmecia pilosula
Tentang namanya: The specific name pilosula comes from the Latin word pilosa, meaning 'covered with soft hair'. The common name 'jack jumper' comes from its jumping motion.1
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Semut SengatanMakan: Serangga
Bahaya bagi manusia: SeriusSengatan perlu ke dokter. Kematian sangat jarang.

The jack jumper ant is a venomous ant native to Australia. It is most common in Tasmania and south-east mainland Australia, and it is known for jumping long distances when it is disturbed. Its sting is usually mild, but it is one of the few ants that can be dangerous to people.1

Hidup di
Australia, mostly Tasmania and south-east mainland; widespread in most of Australia; not verified in the Northern Territory1
Australia dan Oseania
Beranda
Jack jumper ants live in open places such as gardens, lawns, pastures, woodlands and dry open forests, usually on fine gravel and sandy soil. In suburbs they build nests in rockeries, cracks in concrete walls and grass, and they are less common in urban areas.1
Panjang
1,1 cm sampai 1,6 cm (0,4 in sampai 0,6 in)1
Kecepatan tertinggi
sekitar 0,19 km/jam (0,12 mph)
Di darat, perkiraan kasar
Apa makanannya?
Jack jumper ants prey on small insects. They kill other insects by injecting venom through a barbless stinger. Their food also includes nectar.1
Beneran!Foto Jack jumper ant
Jack jumper ant. Foto: Tony Eales. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

  • Black or blackish-red body, sometimes with yellow or orange legs1
  • Antennae, lower legs and mandibles (jaws) are yellow or orange1
  • Workers are medium-sized, about 12 to 14 mm long1
  • Grey, short hair on the body, longer on the back part of the abdomen1
  • Leaps about 51 to 76 mm when disturbed, and forms mounds of gravel and soil as nests1

Sering tertukar dengan: Other Myrmecia ants, such as M. nigrocincta, also jump when disturbed, so jumping alone does not identify this species.1

Kekuatan bisa

Sengatan

Bisanya keluar lewat sengat.

Apa efek bisanya?

The venom is unusually likely to cause allergy for an insect venom. In most people a sting causes only a mild reaction at the site. In people who are allergic, it can cause anaphylaxis, a severe whole-body reaction with a faster heart rate and falling blood pressure.1

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

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Most stings cause only a mild local reaction, but the jack jumper is one of the few ants that can be dangerous to humans. The venom causes about 90% of ant allergies in Australia. In areas where it lives, up to 3% of people may be allergic, and about half of those can have anaphylaxis, which rarely leads to death. Between 1980 and 2000, four people died from anaphylaxis caused by jack jumper stings, all in Tasmania.1

Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?

When disturbed, they become aggressive towards humans, and they can see and follow an intruder from about 1 m away.1

Jika ia menyengat

  • For people prone to severe allergic reactions, the treatment is allergen immunotherapy, also called desensitisation.1
  • 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

Seberapa besar dia?

Seberapa panjang dia?

Jack jumper ant panjangnya sekitar 1,6 cm (0,6 in)Sebutir beras sekitar 7 mm (0,3 in)Koin 1 euro sekitar 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
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Seberapa besar Jack jumper ant dibandingkan KAMU?

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Seberapa cepat dia?

layak diketahui

Fakta

1

Their leaps are about 51 to 76 mm, which is a long jump for an ant of this size.1

2

They decorate their nests with seeds, soil, charcoal, stones, sticks and small dead invertebrates, which help trap the sun's warmth.1

3

William Morton Wheeler compared them to 'Lilliputian cavalry galloping to battle' when they were disturbed.1

4

Workers are gamergates, so they can reproduce with males whether or not a queen is present in the colony.1

5

Rove beetles of the genus Heterothops often live in jack jumper nests and raise their young there.1

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah
Myrmecia pilosula
Kelompok
Semut
Keluarga
Formicidae2
Urutan
Hymenoptera
Benua
Australia dan Oseania
Bahaya bagi manusia
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Dari mana faktanya berasal

  1. Jack jumper ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Myrmecia pilosula (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
  3. Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.

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