Jack jumper ant
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

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- 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
Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: Other Myrmecia ants, such as M. nigrocincta, also jump when disturbed, so jumping alone does not identify this species.1
Humna summii
Summiin qeensa iddii (stinger) keessaan ba'a.
Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?
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
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: CimaaIddiin doktora barbaada. Du'i baay'ee hin mudatu.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
Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?
When disturbed, they become aggressive towards humans, and they can see and follow an intruder from about 1 m away.1
Yoo idde
- For people prone to severe allergic reactions, the treatment is allergen immunotherapy, also called desensitisation.1
- Bakka iddame dhiqiitii qabbaneessi.
- Yoo namichi hargansuuf rakkate, fuulli ykn qoonqoon isaa dhiite, ykn of wallaaluuf jedhe, kun balaa tasaa alarjii ti: lakkoofsa balaa tasaa bilbili.
Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa
Nageenyaan turi
- Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
- Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
- Yoo tokko si idde: tasgabbaa'i, sochii malee turi, lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee (112, 000, 911) bilbili ykn dafii hospitaala ga'i. Maal akka fakkaatu yaadadhu, suuraan ni gargaara.
Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summii isaa nyaata qabachuuf ykn of eeguuf fayyadama, dhokachuu immoo baay'ee filata. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan
Addunyaa keessaa eessatti?
Hammam guddaa dha?
Dheerinni isaa hammam?
quba kee isa xiqqaa caalaa gabaabaaJack jumper ant SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
Their leaps are about 51 to 76 mm, which is a long jump for an ant of this size.1
They decorate their nests with seeds, soil, charcoal, stones, sticks and small dead invertebrates, which help trap the sun's warmth.1
William Morton Wheeler compared them to 'Lilliputian cavalry galloping to battle' when they were disturbed.1
Workers are gamergates, so they can reproduce with males whether or not a queen is present in the colony.1
Rove beetles of the genus Heterothops often live in jack jumper nests and raise their young there.1
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Jack jumper ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Myrmecia pilosula (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
Dhugaan fuula kana irra jiru hundi lakkoofsa madda isaatti si qajeelchu qaba. Yoo waan tokko dogoggorre, dhiifama, nuti jaallattoota bineensotaa ti malee joornaalii saayinsii miti. [email protected] irratti nutti himi, ni sirreessina.
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