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Dinosaur ant of Brazil

Dinoponera quadriceps

Fa mo malQuai fa mal, ma i na ta fa nagin donn serius.

Furmiclas

PiztgadasMangia: In pau da tut

Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

The Dinosaur ant is a large ant from northeastern Brazil. It has a venomous sting that it uses to subdue big live prey and to defend its nest. Scientists are studying its venom because it may be useful for medicines.1

Viva en

Northeastern Brazil: the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte1

America dal Sid

Pagina iniziala

It lives in Caatinga, Cerrado, upland humid forest and Atlantic forest. Nests are usually built at the base of trees, although in Atlantic forest about 60% of nests were 3 m away from any tree. Its nests are deeper than those of some related species.1

Lunghezza

3 cm (1,2 in)3

grondezza tipica d'in animal creschì

Sveltezza maximala

circa 0,41 km/h (0,25 mph)

Sin terra, stima approximativa

Tge mangia el?

It mostly eats scavenged invertebrates, which are animals without a backbone. It also takes live prey, seeds and fruit. Its diet is similar across the genus, whatever the habitat.1

Foto da Dinosaur ant of Brazil — Dinosaur ant of Brazil. Foto: B. Phalan. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

Workers have a fine, textured surface that is dull rather than shiny.1
Workers are covered in long, hair-like bristles.1
Males are light brown and have long, fine hairs on the second segment of their antennae.1
Colonies are large, with an average of 80 workers and a range of 26 to 238.1

Savens confundì cun: It is most often confused with Dinoponera mutica. Dinoponera quadriceps has a dull, finely textured surface, no striped throat and a petiole (the narrow waist segment) that bulges at its upper front edge. Dinoponera mutica has a rougher surface, a striped throat and a petiole with even, non-bulging corners.1

Forza dal tissi

Piztgadas

Il tissi vegn or tras in aguigl.

Tge fa ses tissi?

Its sting delivers venom that causes severe pain. The pain can last up to 48 hours. The venom contains many different compounds that can have wide effects on the body.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

The sting causes severe pain lasting up to 48 hours.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

Workers use their sting to defend the nest.1

Sch'el piztga

Lava e sfradenta las piztgadas.
Sche la persuna ha difficultads da respirar, unfladiras da la fatscha u da la gula, u sch'ella sa senta sco da svanir, è quai ina urgenza allergica: clama tes numer d'urgenza.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
Sch'in tal animal ta piztga: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

Africa Asia Europa America dal Nord America dal Sid Australia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

var uschè lung sco in clip da palpiri

Quant grond è Dinosaur ant of Brazil cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

Ina tartaruga circa 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Dinosaur ant of Brazil circa 0,41 km/h (0,25 mph)

Ina persuna che va a pe circa 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

bun da savair

Fatgs

This ant has no queen. All individuals are similar in form and can reproduce.1

In laboratory tests on mice, its venom reduced pain.1

Its nests are deeper than those of Dinoponera gigantea, which may help it cope with dry seasons.1

Of all the Dinoponera ants, this species has the largest colonies.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific: Dinoponera quadriceps
Gruppa: Furmiclas
Famiglia: Formicidae2
Urden: Hymenoptera
Continents: America dal Sid
Poppins: There is no queen caste, and all individuals look alike and can reproduce.1
Privel per umans: 2 / 5: Dolurus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

Dinoponera quadriceps (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Dinoponera quadriceps (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
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