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Inchman ant

Myrmecia forficata
Nezvezita: It is named for its large size: most are slightly smaller than an inch (25.4 mm).1
InongorwadzaInorwadza, asi haizokukuvadza zvakanyanya.
Masvosve InobayaInodya: Nyama
Ngozi kuvanhu: InorwadzaInogona kurwadza chaizvo, asi kazhinji haisi njodzi huru.

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

Inogara mu
South-eastern Australia, including the Australian Alps, the Melbourne area and Tasmania1
Australia neOceania
Kumba
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
Kureba
1,5 cm kusvika 2,5 cm (0,6 in kusvika 1 in)1
Kumhanya kukuru
kunenge 0,33 km/h (0,21 mph)
Pasi pevhu, kufungidzira
Inodya chii?
Inchman ants are carnivores and scavengers, meaning they eat other animals and also feed on dead animals.1
Chaizvo!Mufananidzo waInchman ant
Inchman ant. Mufananidzo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/). CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Maziviro ayo

  • 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

Simba reuturu

Inobaya

Uturu hunobuda nerumbori.

Uturu hwayo hunoitei?

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

Ine ngozi yakadii kuvanhu?

Ngozi kuvanhu: InorwadzaInogona kurwadza chaizvo, asi kazhinji haisi njodzi huru.

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

Kana ikabaya

  • Treatment is very similar to treatment for wasp and bee stings.1
  • Geza pakabayiwa wotonhodza.
  • Kana munhu achinetseka kufema, chiso kana huro zvichizvimba, kana achinzwa kunge ofenda, ndiyo njodzi yeallergy: fonera nhamba yechimbichimbi.

Gara uchitanga wafonera nhamba yechimbichimbi (112, 000, 911). Iri izano rakajairika rerubatsiro rwekutanga, kwete zano rechiremba. Zvakakosha zverubatsiro rwekutanga

Gara wakachengeteka

  • Usambobata mhuka yesango, kuedza kuitora kana kuinetsa, kunyange iri diki, uye kunyange ichiita seyakarara kana yakafa.
  • Ipa nzvimbo. Kana ukasangana nayo, dzikama, dzokera shure zvishoma nezvishoma uirege iende nenzira yayo.
  • Kana imwe ikakubaya: dzikama, gara wakanyarara, fonera nhamba yechimbichimbi (112, 000, 911) kana kuti enda kuchipatara nokukurumidza. Rangarira kuti yaitaridzika sei, mufananidzo unobatsira.

Haisi kukutsvaga. Inoshandisa uturu hwayo kubata chikafu kana kuzvidzivirira, uye inotonyanya kuda kuhwanda. Zvimwe pamusoro pekugara wakachengeteka

Yakakura sei?

Yakareba zvakadii?

Inchman ant kunenge 2,5 cm kureba (1 in)Mari yesimbi ye1 euro kunenge 2,3 cm (0,9 in)Chibatanidzo chemapepa kunenge 3 cm (1,2 in)
inenge kureba sechibatanidzo chemapepa

Inchman ant yakakura sei kana yaenzaniswa NEWE?

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Inomhanya zvakadii?

zvakanaka kuziva

Chokwadi

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

Kuputsa ngano

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

Chokwadi: 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

Kune nyanzvi dzeuturu

Zita resainzi
Myrmecia forficata
Boka
Masvosve
Mhuri
Formicidae2
Odha
Hymenoptera
Makondinendi
Australia neOceania
Ngozi kuvanhu
2 / 5: Inorwadza3

Kwakabva chokwadi

  1. Myrmecia forficata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Myrmecia forficata (iNaturalist): mazita nekurongwa kwemhuka.
  3. Venom Wiki: danho rengozi, saizi yakajairika nekufungidzira kwekumhanya ndezvedu. Ona kuti tinozviwana sei: Matinoyera ngozi.

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