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Red paper wasp

Polistes canadensis
Kuhusu jina: The species name canadensis is a New Latin word used for organisms linked to Canada, although this wasp does not live there.1
Inauma tuInauma, lakini haitakudhuru vibaya.
Nyuki, nyigu na mavu KudungwaHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

The red paper wasp is a social wasp that builds papery nests from chewed plant fibres and saliva. It lives across much of the Neotropical region, from southern Arizona down to Argentina. Its colonies share work between many females, which makes it a useful example for scientists studying how social animals organise themselves.1

Anaishi
Neotropical region, from southern Arizona to Argentina, including Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil and Peru1
Amerika Kaskazini, Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
Nests are often found on human buildings, in open places on tree trunks and large limbs, and in sheltered spots such as caves, sheds and under peeling bark.1
Urefu
2.2 cm (0.9 in)3
ukubwa wa kawaida wa mnyama mzima
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 28 kwa saa (maili 17 kwa saa)
Anayeruka, makadirio
Hula nini?
It is largely predatory, hunting caterpillars to feed its developing young. It also gives its larvae nectar to supplement their diet.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Red paper wasp
Red paper wasp. Picha: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Body is a uniform light to dark mahogany-brown, sometimes with a lighter head and thorax.1
  • Some individuals have a yellow edge on the front of the first abdominal segment.1
  • Wings are purplish black, with black or reddish-brown veins.1
  • It is a large paper wasp, with wings 17.0 to 24.5 mm long.1
  • Nests have open combs with hexagonal cells and no outer envelope.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

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

Akidunga

  • Kwangua mwiba wa nyuki na upoze mahali hapo.
  • Mtu akipata shida ya kupumua, uso au koo likivimba, au akijisikia kuzimia, hiyo ni dharura ya mzio: piga namba ya dharura na umtumie kalamu yake ya adrenalini kama anayo.

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?

Red paper wasp urefu wa takriban 2.2 cm (0.9 in)Punje ya mchele takriban 7 mm (0.3 in)Sarafu ya euro 1 takriban 2.3 cm (0.9 in)
karibu urefu sawa na kibanio cha karatasiangeweza kuruka kuvuka uwanja mzima wa mpira kwa sekunde 14

Red paper wasp ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

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

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

A single queen dominates the other females, sometimes using physical attacks that can turn into fatal battles.1

2

Colonies build many combs, often around 38 in total, and move brood into new combs as old ones are abandoned. This is thought to protect the colony from moth infestations.1

3

Male wasps follow two mating tactics: some defend territories, while smaller males patrol from tree to tree and sneak matings when they can.1

4

Around 56% of females drift to nearby nests, which helps protect the colony against predators. An egg has a 40% chance of being eaten by a predator before it reaches adulthood.1

5

Colonies are founded or abandoned at any time of year, so their development is not tied to the seasons.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: The species name canadensis shows that this wasp lives in Canada.

Ukweli: Linnaeus was misinformed about where his specimen came from. In North America, this wasp only reaches as far north as southern Arizona.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Polistes canadensis
Kundi
Nyuki, nyigu na mavu
Familia
Vespidae2
Mpangilio
Hymenoptera
Mabara
Amerika Kaskazini, Amerika Kusini
Watoto
Eggs are laid in hexagonal cells, and the egg-to-adult stage takes around 40 days, with broods raised year round.1
Hatari kwa watu
2 / 5: Inauma3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Polistes canadensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Polistes canadensis (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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