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Black-banded jumper ant

Myrmecia nigrocincta

Par nosaukumu: The name jumper ant refers to its ability to leap from one spot to another.1

Tikai sāpTas sāp, bet nopietni tev nekaitēs.

Skudras

DzēlieniĒd: Mazliet no visa

Bīstamība cilvēkiem: SāpīgsTas var ļoti sāpēt, bet gandrīz nekad nav nopietni.

The black-banded jumper ant is a large ant that can leap up to 10 centimetres, which is far above its own body length. It lives in eastern Australia, including suburbs of Sydney and Brisbane. Its sting is painful and can cause serious allergic reactions in some people, so it is worth knowing how to recognise it.1

Dzīvo

Eastern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia1

Austrālija un Okeānija

Sākums

It nests in sandy soil, often under a small mound that looks like a molehill, and hides the nest with twigs, leaves and gravel. Nests are found beside a clump of grass or bush, or at the base of a tree. It prefers dry to semi-dry forests and woodlands, mostly on the coastal plains, and has been found in suburbs such as Heathcote and Como in Sydney.1

Garums

1,3 cm līdz 1,9 cm (0,5 in līdz 0,7 in)1

Maksimālais ātrums

apmēram 0,27 km/h (0,17 jūdzes/h)

Uz sauszemes, aptuvens minējums

Ko tas ēd?

It eats other insects, including caterpillars and spiders, and also drinks honey water. It hunts on plants and trees, and sometimes on the ground. It has been seen preying on the larvae of imperial hairstreak butterflies, even jumping while carrying them.1

Black-banded jumper ant foto — Black-banded jumper ant. Foto: Steve Kerr. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Kā to atpazīt

Mostly black and orange-red in colour.1
The gaster (rear body), head, legs and mesonotum (middle back) are black, while the pronotum, propodeum, petiole and post-petiole are red.1
Mandibles (jaws) are either black or yellow, depending on where the ant lives.1
Workers are 13 to 15 mm long, males 16 to 17 mm, and queens 17 to 19 mm.1
It can leap 76 to 102 mm by suddenly extending its middle and hind legs.1

Bieži jauc ar: It is often confused with other Myrmecia species. It can be told apart by its bi-coloured thorax and post-petiole, which are yellowish-red and black, and by its yellowish-red node.1

Indes spēks

Dzēlieni

Inde iznāk caur dzeloni.

Ko nodara tā inde?

Its sting is highly venomous and causes intense burning pain. The burning can last for many days, and the sting itches. If the sting is left untreated, it may develop into an ulcer (an open sore). The venom of a close relative, M. pilosula, is among the strongest of all ants and contains acids, enzymes and phospholipases.1

Cik bīstams tas ir cilvēkiem?

Bīstamība cilvēkiem: SāpīgsTas var ļoti sāpēt, bet gandrīz nekad nav nopietni.

A 2011 study of Australian ant allergies found that 265 of 376 participants reacted to the stings of several Myrmecia species, which can cause anaphylaxis (a severe, whole-body allergic reaction). Of these, 15 reacted to this species, while 176 reacted to M. pilosula. The study concluded that Myrmecia species were among four main groups of Australian ants responsible for anaphylaxis.1

Ko tas dara, kad ir nobijies?

When threatened, workers and scouts quickly defend the nest and may react aggressively even to a shadow crossing it, bursting out in short hops to attack.1

Ja tas iedzeļ

Nomazgā un atvēsini dzēlienus.
Ja cilvēkam ir grūti elpot, pietūkst seja vai rīkle vai viņš jūtas tuvu ģībonim, tā ir alerģiska ārkārtas situācija: zvani uz savu ārkārtas numuru.

Vienmēr vispirms zvani uz savu ārkārtas numuru (112, 000, 911). Tie ir vispārīgi pirmās palīdzības padomi, nevis medicīniska konsultācija. Pirmās palīdzības pamati

Esi drošībā

Nekad neaiztiec, neķer un neķircini savvaļas dzīvnieku, pat mazu, un pat ja tas izskatās aizmidzis vai miris.
Dod tam vietu. Ja tādu satiec, saglabā mieru, lēnām atkāpies un ļauj tam iet savu ceļu.
Ja tāds tev iedzeļ: saglabā mieru, nekusties, zvani uz savu ārkārtas numuru (112, 000, 911) vai ātri dodies uz slimnīcu. Atceries, kā tas izskatījās, foto palīdz.

Tas nav nolēmis tevi medīt. Tas izmanto indi, lai noķertu barību vai aizsargātos, un daudz labprātāk paslēptos. Vairāk par drošību

Kur pasaulē?

Āfrika Āzija Eiropa Ziemeļamerika Dienvidamerika Austrālija un Okeānija

Cik tas ir liels?

Cik tas ir garš?

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Cik tas ir ātrs?

Dārza gliemezis apmēram 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

Black-banded jumper ant apmēram 0,27 km/h (0,17 mph)

Bruņurupucis apmēram 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

vērts zināt

Fakti

It can jump between 76 and 102 mm, which is far more than its own body length.1

Colonies can continue without a queen, because workers can lay fertile eggs.1

It often forages in trees, where it visits the flowers of some eucalyptus and senna plants and may help pollinate them.1

A worker can live for over a year, with a maximum of about 1.3 years.1

Its nests are camouflaged with twigs, leaves, gravel and other plant material.1

Indes ekspertiem

Zinātniskais nosaukums: Myrmecia nigrocincta
Grupa: Skudras
Ģimene: Formicidae2
Secība: Hymenoptera
Kontinenti: Austrālija un Okeānija
Mazuļi: Worker-laid eggs can be reared into males in colonies with no queen. Colonies typically have between 400 and 1200 individuals.1
Mūža ilgums: apmēram 1,3 gadi1
Bīstamība cilvēkiem: 2 / 5: Sāpīgs3

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