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Electric ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

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

Samo boliBoli, a te ne bo resno poškodovala.

Mravlje

PikiJe: Malo vsega

Nevarnost za ljudi: BolečeLahko zelo boli, a skoraj nikoli ni resno.

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

Živi v

Native to Central and South America; spread to Africa, North America, Europe, Asia, Pacific islands and Cairns (Australia)1

Severna Amerika, Južna Amerika

Domov

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

Dolžina

1 mm do 2 mm (0 in do 0,1 in)1

Največja hitrost

približno 0,074 km/h (0,05 mph)

Na kopnem, groba ocena

Kaj je?

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

Fotografija: Electric ant — Electric ant. Fotografija: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Kako jo prepoznaš

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

Moč strupa

Piki

Strup pride ven skozi želo.

Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?

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

Kako nevarna je za ljudi?

Nevarnost za ljudi: BolečeLahko zelo boli, a skoraj nikoli ni resno.

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

Če piči

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Ostani varen

Nikoli se ne dotikaj divje živali, je ne lovi in je ne draži, tudi če je majhna in tudi če je videti, kot da spi ali je mrtva.
Pusti ji prostor. Če jo srečaš, ostani miren, počasi stopi nazaj in jo pusti, da gre svojo pot.
Če te piči: ostani miren, ne premikaj se, pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911) ali hitro pojdi v bolnišnico. Zapomni si, kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaga.

Ne preži nate. Strup uporablja, da ulovi hrano ali se zaščiti, in se veliko raje skrije. Več o varnosti

Kje na svetu?

Afrika Azija Evropa Severna Amerika Južna Amerika Avstralija in Oceanija

Kako velika je?

Kako dolga je?

tako majhna, da bi sedela na tvojem nohtupočasnejša od vrtnega polža

Kakšne velikosti je Electric ant v primerjavi s TABO?

Samo matematika v tvojem brskalniku. Nič se ne shrani in nič se nikamor ne pošlje.

Kako hitra je?

Vrtni polž približno 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

Electric ant približno 0,074 km/h (0,05 mph)

Želva približno 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

vredno vedeti

Dejstva

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

Za strokovnjake za strupe

Znanstveno ime: Wasmannia auropunctata
Skupina: Mravlje
Družina: Formicidae2
Red: Hymenoptera
Celine: Severna Amerika, Južna Amerika
Mladiči: Queens produce new queens without mating (parthenogenesis), while sterile workers usually come from eggs fertilised by males.1
Nevarnost za ljudi: 2 / 5: Boleče3

Od kod so dejstva

Electric ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Wasmannia auropunctata (iNaturalist): imena in razvrstitev.
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