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Samsum ant

Brachyponera sennaarensis

Ka lebitso: "Samsum" is an Arabic word meaning "sharp sword", probably a reference to the ant's stinger.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 samsum ant is a small ant that lives across much of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. It often shares homes with people and is a common household pest. It matters because its sting is powerful and, in rare cases, can cause a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal.1

E phela

Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Introduced to the United States in 1943, and invasive in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.1

Afrika, Asia

Lapeng

Samsum ants are ground-dwelling and common around homes and towns, so people often meet them in households. In Iran, colonies were found along irrigation ditches in damp ground.1

Bolelele

5 mm ho isa ho 6 mm (0,2 in ho isa ho 0,2 in)1

Lebelo le phahameng

e ka bang 0,12 km/h (0,07 mph)

Naheng, kakanyo feela

E ja eng?

Samsum ants are omnivores and scavengers. They hunt small arthropods, including other ants, and sometimes larger ones such as cockroaches, using their stingers. They also eat seeds, which is unusual among ponerine ants.1

Foto ya Samsum ant — Samsum ant. Foto: Jonghyun Park. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

Body is dark brown to black-brown.1
Antennae, tarsi (foot segments) and tibiae (lower leg segments) are red.1
Body length is 5–6 mm.1
Head is broader than the mesosoma (the middle section of the body).1
Nest entrances are circular and 3–5 mm across.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?

The sting is powerful. In rare cases it can cause anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction, and death.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.

The sting is known to be powerful, and in rare cases it has led to anaphylactic shock and death. Stings have been linked to anaphylaxis in many parts of the world, and the ant is considered a common household pest in several regions.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

Samsum ants sting people as a defensive measure.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?

Afrika Asia Yuropa Amerika Leboya Amerika Borwa Australia le Oceania

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

e nyenyane hoo e ka dulang lenalong la hao

Samsum 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?

Kgofu ya serapeng e ka bang 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

Samsum ant e ka bang 0,12 km/h (0,07 mph)

Kgudu e ka bang 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

Their name comes from the Arabic word for "sharp sword", probably because of their sting.1

They are one of the only ponerine ants that eat seeds, having moved from a mostly meat diet to an omnivorous one.1

They are one of the few ponerine ants to be invasive, and they are considered invasive in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.1

Among ponerine ants, the size difference between workers and queens is considered rare.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense: Brachyponera sennaarensis
Sehlopha: Bohlwa
Lelapa: Formicidae2
Tatelano: Hymenoptera
Dikontinente: Afrika, Asia
Masea: Winged males and females take part in nuptial flights shortly after rain.1
Kotsi ho batho: 2 / 5: E bohloko3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

Samsum ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Brachyponera sennaarensis (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
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