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Maricopa harvester ant

Pogonomyrmex maricopa
Inauma tuInauma, lakini haitakudhuru vibaya.
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

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

Anaishi
Arizona and six other US states; several Mexican states, including Sonora1
Amerika Kaskazini
Nyumbani
It lives in fine sand dune areas, where it builds sand mound nests. The nest mounds are likely to include rocks and gravel.1
Urefu
8 mm (0.3 in)3
ukubwa wa kawaida wa mnyama mzima
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 0.15 kwa saa (maili 0.09 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Maricopa harvester ant
Maricopa harvester ant. Picha: Insects Unlocked , no known copyright restrictions (public domain). Public domain, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • 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

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

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

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

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

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

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

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

Maricopa harvester ant urefu wa takriban 8 mm (0.3 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

Maricopa harvester 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

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Pogonomyrmex maricopa
Kundi
Siafu na sisimizi
Familia
Formicidae2
Mpangilio
Hymenoptera
Mabara
Amerika Kaskazini
Hatari kwa watu
2 / 5: Inauma3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Pogonomyrmex maricopa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pogonomyrmex maricopa (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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