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Inchman ant

Myrmecia forficata
Ibyerekeye izina: It is named for its large size: most are slightly smaller than an inch (25.4 mm).1
Irababaza gusaIrababaza, ariko ntizakugirira nabi bikomeye.
Ibimonyo Itera uruboriIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: IrababazaIshobora kubabaza cyane, ariko hafi ya buri gihe nta kibazo gikomeye biteza.

The inchman ant is a large bull ant found in south-eastern Australia. It is most common in the Australian Alps, but it also lives near sea level around Melbourne and in Tasmania. Its sting is one of the most powerful venoms in the insect world, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Iba muri
South-eastern Australia, including the Australian Alps, the Melbourne area and Tasmania1
Ositaraliya na Oseyaniya
Ahabanza
Most common in the Australian Alps at elevations above 300 m, but found down to sea level around Melbourne and in Tasmania. Nests may be hidden under a rock or in a small hole, so they are easy to miss.1
Uburebure
1,5 cm kugeza kuri 2,5 cm (0,6 in kugeza kuri 1 in)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 0,33 km/h (0,21 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
Inchman ants are carnivores and scavengers, meaning they eat other animals and also feed on dead animals.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Inchman ant
Inchman ant. Ifoto: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/). CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • Purplish-brown body with a black abdomen (rear section)1
  • Usually about 15 to 25 mm long, with most slightly smaller than an inch1
  • Usually solitary when foraging, though they live in colonies like most ants1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Itera urubori

Ubumara busohokera mu rubori.

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

Its venom is similar to the venom of wasps, bees and fire ants, and is one of the most powerful in the insect world. The sting causes local swelling, reddening and fever, followed by a blister. The heart rate increases and blood pressure falls rapidly. In some people the venom causes anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: IrababazaIshobora kubabaza cyane, ariko hafi ya buri gihe nta kibazo gikomeye biteza.

In about 3% of cases, the sting causes anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. The toxin can be fatal in some people.1

Niba itera urubori

  • Treatment is very similar to treatment for wasp and bee stings.1
  • Oza aho zateye urubori kandi uhakonjeshe.
  • Niba umuntu ahumeka bimugoye, akabyimba mu maso cyangwa mu muhogo, cyangwa akumva agiye guta ubwenge, ni ikibazo cyihutirwa cya aleriji: hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi.

Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze

Irinde akaga

  • Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
  • Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
  • Niba imwe igutereye urubori: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.

Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Inchman ant ireshya hafi 2,5 cm (1 in)Igiceri cy'ayero 1 hafi 2,3 cm (0,9 in)Trombone yo gufata impapuro hafi 3 cm (1,2 in)
ireshya hafi na trombone yo gufata impapuro

Inchman ant ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihuta gute?

bikwiye kumenywa

Ibintu by'ukuri

1

The inchman is the most venomous of the bulldog ants.1

2

Its venom can make the heart beat faster and cause blood pressure to fall rapidly.1

3

A sting causes local swelling and reddening, followed by a blister, and can cause a fever.1

4

Inchman ants usually forage alone, even though they live in colonies like most ants.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: The inchman ant is the most venomous ant in the world.

Ukuri: It is the most venomous of the bulldog ants. Its reputation as the most venomous ant may come from the toxin's tendency to cause anaphylaxis, which can be fatal in some people.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Myrmecia forficata
Itsinda
Ibimonyo
Umuryango
Formicidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Hymenoptera
Imigabane
Ositaraliya na Oseyaniya
Akaga ku bantu
2 / 5: Irababaza3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Myrmecia forficata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Myrmecia forficata (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
  3. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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