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Electric ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

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

Sakit sahajaIa sakit, tetapi tidak akan mencederakan kamu dengan serius.

Semut

SengatanMakan: Sedikit semuanya

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi 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

Laman utama

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 hingga 2 mm (0 in hingga 0.1 in)1

Kelajuan maksimum

kira-kira 0.074 km/j (0.05 mph)

Di darat, anggaran kasar

Apa yang ia makan?

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

Gambar Electric ant — Electric ant. Gambar: 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

Kuasa bisa

Sengatan

Bisa keluar melalui penyengat.

Apa kesan 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

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi 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

Basuh dan sejukkan sengatan.
Jika orang itu sukar bernafas, muka atau tekak membengkak, atau rasa nak pengsan, ini kecemasan alahan: hubungi nombor kecemasan.

Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas

Kekal selamat

Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
Jika ia menyengat kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.

Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Ia guna bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia lebih suka bersembunyi. Lagi tentang keselamatan

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropah Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia & Oceania

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

cukup kecil untuk duduk di atas kuku kamulebih perlahan daripada siput kebun

Berapa besar Electric ant berbanding KAMU?

Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.

Berapa laju ia?

Siput taman kira-kira 0.05 km/j (0.03 mph)

Electric ant kira-kira 0.074 km/j (0.05 mph)

Kura-kura darat kira-kira 0.3 km/j (0.19 mph)

berguna untuk 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 pakar bisa

Nama saintifik: Wasmannia auropunctata
Kumpulan: Semut
Keluarga: Formicidae2
Susunan: Hymenoptera
Benua-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 kepada manusia: 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana fakta datang

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