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Maricopa harvester ant

Pogonomyrmex maricopa

Samo boliBoli, a te ne bo resno poškodovala.

Piki

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

The Maricopa harvester ant is a desert ant that builds nests with sand, gravel and rock. It lives mainly in Arizona and nearby US and Mexican states. Its venom is believed to be among the most toxic of any insect, so it is important to know it when you see it.1

Živi v

Arizona and six other US states; several Mexican states, including Sonora1

Severna Amerika

Domov

It lives in fine sand dune areas, where it builds sand mound nests. The nest mounds are likely to include rocks and gravel.1

Dolžina

8 mm (0,3 in)3

tipična velikost odrasle živali

Največja hitrost

približno 0,15 km/h (0,09 mph)

Na kopnem, groba ocena

Fotografija: Maricopa harvester ant — Maricopa harvester ant. Fotografija: Insects Unlocked , no known copyright restrictions (public domain). Public domain, iNaturalist.

Kako jo prepoznaš

Nest mounds that contain rocks and gravel1
Sand nests with a cemented cap, which is about 60% calcium carbonate1
Ants that attach to the skin with their jaws (mandibles) and turn around the spot to sting again and again1

Moč strupa

Piki

Strup pride ven skozi želo.

Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?

Its venom contains amino acids, peptides, proteins, alkaloids, terpenes and other compounds. Its most distinctive part is an alkaloid poison, which also releases an alarm pheromone that alerts nearby ants, so several may sting at once. In humans, a sting causes intense pain.1

Kako nevarna je za ljudi?

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

The venom is believed to be the most toxic insect venom in the world. In mice, the LD50 (the dose that kills half the animals tested) is 0.12 mg/kg, which is less than one-twentieth as strong as the honey bee. A sting causes intense pain that can last from four to eight hours.1

Kaj naredi, ko se prestraši?

Its alarm pheromone alerts other ants in the area, so several ants may sting at the same time.1

Če piči

Pike umij in ohladi.
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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 nohtu

Kakšne velikosti je Maricopa harvester 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)

Maricopa harvester ant približno 0,15 km/h (0,09 mph)

Želva približno 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

vredno vedeti

Dejstva

Its venom is believed to be the most toxic insect venom in the world.1

Twelve stings can kill a 2 kg rat, according to tests in mice and rats.1

Its alarm pheromone is a chemical signal that makes nearby ants sting together.1

Its cemented caps are about 60% calcium carbonate, which is carried up from layers below the surface.1

It helps decomposition by dragging dead insects underground, which enriches the soil for plants and crops.1

Za strokovnjake za strupe

Znanstveno ime: Pogonomyrmex maricopa
Skupina: Mravlje
Družina: Formicidae2
Red: Hymenoptera
Celine: Severna Amerika
Nevarnost za ljudi: 2 / 5: Boleče3

Od kod so dejstva

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