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Black-banded jumper ant

Myrmecia nigrocincta
Ka lebitso: The name jumper ant refers to its ability to leap from one spot to another.1
E utlwisa bohloko feelaE a utlwisa bohloko, empa e ke ke ya o lematsa haholo.
Bohlwa Ho hlabaE ja: Hanyane ka tsohle
Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

The black-banded jumper ant is a large ant that can leap up to 10 centimetres, which is far above its own body length. It lives in eastern Australia, including suburbs of Sydney and Brisbane. Its sting is painful and can cause serious allergic reactions in some people, so it is worth knowing how to recognise it.1

E phela
Eastern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia1
Australia le Oceania
Lapeng
It nests in sandy soil, often under a small mound that looks like a molehill, and hides the nest with twigs, leaves and gravel. Nests are found beside a clump of grass or bush, or at the base of a tree. It prefers dry to semi-dry forests and woodlands, mostly on the coastal plains, and has been found in suburbs such as Heathcote and Como in Sydney.1
Bolelele
1,3 cm ho isa ho 1,9 cm (0,5 in ho isa ho 0,7 in)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 0,27 km/h (0,17 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It eats other insects, including caterpillars and spiders, and also drinks honey water. It hunts on plants and trees, and sometimes on the ground. It has been seen preying on the larvae of imperial hairstreak butterflies, even jumping while carrying them.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Black-banded jumper ant
Black-banded jumper ant. Foto: Steve Kerr. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Mostly black and orange-red in colour.1
  • The gaster (rear body), head, legs and mesonotum (middle back) are black, while the pronotum, propodeum, petiole and post-petiole are red.1
  • Mandibles (jaws) are either black or yellow, depending on where the ant lives.1
  • Workers are 13 to 15 mm long, males 16 to 17 mm, and queens 17 to 19 mm.1
  • It can leap 76 to 102 mm by suddenly extending its middle and hind legs.1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: It is often confused with other Myrmecia species. It can be told apart by its bi-coloured thorax and post-petiole, which are yellowish-red and black, and by its yellowish-red node.1

Matla a chefo

Ho hlaba

Chefo e tswa ka lemao le hlabang.

Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?

Its sting is highly venomous and causes intense burning pain. The burning can last for many days, and the sting itches. If the sting is left untreated, it may develop into an ulcer (an open sore). The venom of a close relative, M. pilosula, is among the strongest of all ants and contains acids, enzymes and phospholipases.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

A 2011 study of Australian ant allergies found that 265 of 376 participants reacted to the stings of several Myrmecia species, which can cause anaphylaxis (a severe, whole-body allergic reaction). Of these, 15 reacted to this species, while 176 reacted to M. pilosula. The study concluded that Myrmecia species were among four main groups of Australian ants responsible for anaphylaxis.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When threatened, workers and scouts quickly defend the nest and may react aggressively even to a shadow crossing it, bursting out in short hops to attack.1

Haeba e hlaba

  • Hlatswa moo e hlabileng teng mme o pholise.
  • Haeba motho a hema ka thata, sefahleho kapa qoqotho di ruruha, kapa a ikutlwa a tla idibala, ke tshohanyetso ya aletjhi (allergy): letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba e nngwe e o hlaba: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

Hokae lefatsheng?

AfrikaAsiaYuropaAmerika LeboyaAmerika BorwaAustralia le Oceania

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Black-banded jumper ant bolelele ba e ka bang 1,9 cm (0,7 in)Thollo ya raese e ka bang 7 mm (0,3 in)Tjhelete ya tshepe ya euro e le nngwe e ka bang 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
e kgutshwane ho feta monwana wa hao o monyenyane

Black-banded jumper ant e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

1

It can jump between 76 and 102 mm, which is far more than its own body length.1

2

Colonies can continue without a queen, because workers can lay fertile eggs.1

3

It often forages in trees, where it visits the flowers of some eucalyptus and senna plants and may help pollinate them.1

4

A worker can live for over a year, with a maximum of about 1.3 years.1

5

Its nests are camouflaged with twigs, leaves, gravel and other plant material.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Myrmecia nigrocincta
Sehlopha
Bohlwa
Lelapa
Formicidae2
Tatelano
Hymenoptera
Dikontinente
Australia le Oceania
Masea
Worker-laid eggs can be reared into males in colonies with no queen. Colonies typically have between 400 and 1200 individuals.1
Nako ya bophelo
e ka bang dilemo tse 1,31
Kotsi ho batho
2 / 5: E bohloko3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Myrmecia nigrocincta (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Myrmecia nigrocincta (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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