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Black imported fire ant

Solenopsis richteri
Kuhusu jina: Its name describes its dark colour, and it is a close relative of the red imported fire ant.1
Inauma tuInauma, lakini haitakudhuru vibaya.
Siafu na sisimizi KudungwaHula: Kidogo cha kila kitu
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

The black imported fire ant is a species of ant that is often called BIFA for short. It is native to South America but has spread to North America, where it has been found in several southern and south-eastern US states. Its sting can cause a red, swollen reaction, so it is useful to know it when you see one.1

Anaishi
Native to South America; introduced to the south-eastern United States, reported as far north as Virginia.1
Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
Recent records in north-eastern Arkansas are linked to landscaping for new construction projects.1
Urefu
5 mm (0.2 in)3
ukubwa wa kawaida wa mnyama mzima
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 0.11 kwa saa (maili 0.07 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Black imported fire ant
Black imported fire ant. Picha: Lucas Rubio. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Black in colour, as its name says.1
  • Its sting leaves a sterile pustule (a small blister with no germs in it), surrounded by a red swelling.1

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: It was once thought to be a colour variety of the red imported fire ant (RIFA). It is now known to be a separate species with a different range and different living habits.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Stings cause a sterile pustule surrounded by a raised, reddened swelling (wheal), with redness spreading beyond it (flare). The venom of this species may cause a more pronounced wheal and flare than the red imported fire ant.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

How strong the reaction is depends on how many allergic (IgE) antibodies a person has already formed. People who have already built up these antibodies may react more strongly.1

Akidunga

  • Osha na upoze sehemu zilizodungwa.
  • Mtu akipata shida ya kupumua, uso au koo likivimba, au akijisikia kuzimia, hiyo ni dharura ya mzio: piga namba ya dharura.

Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza

Kaa salama

  • Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
  • Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
  • Akikudunga: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.

Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Black imported fire ant urefu wa takriban 5 mm (0.2 in)Punje ya mchele takriban 7 mm (0.3 in)Sarafu ya euro 1 takriban 2.3 cm (0.9 in)
mdogo kiasi cha kukaa juu ya ukucha wako

Black imported fire ant ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

Black imported fire ants appear to be more tolerant of cold than the red imported fire ant, and they are less dominant.1

2

Its body contains more water than the red imported fire ant, which may be linked to the different regions where the two species live.1

3

For a long time it was thought to be either a subspecies or a colour variation of the red imported fire ant, but it is now recognised as its own species.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: It is just a black colour form of the red imported fire ant.

Ukweli: It is now recognised as a separate species, with a different range and living habits.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Solenopsis richteri
Kundi
Siafu na sisimizi
Familia
Formicidae2
Mpangilio
Hymenoptera
Mabara
Amerika Kusini
Hatari kwa watu
2 / 5: Inauma3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Black imported fire ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Solenopsis richteri (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.

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