Red-spotted assassin bug
The red-spotted assassin bug is a true bug with a black body and orange or red spots on its wings. It lives in open areas across southern and eastern Africa. It is venomous, and its sting is painful, similar to a hornet's.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Body is black with orange or red spots on the front part of the wings.1
- Legs are covered with short hair, and each thigh (femur) has a red band across it.1
- Adults reach about 3.8 to 4 cm long.1
- Orange and red colour forms look different but share the same body features.1
Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: The orange colour form was once sold in the pet trade as Platymeris sp. "Mombo". It is now known to be a colour form of this same species, not a separate animal.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
It is a venomous animal that injects venom when it stings. Its sting causes pain comparable to that of a hornet.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.Its sting is painful, comparable to that of a hornet.1
Akiuma
- Kwa manyoya ya kiwavi yanayowasha: yaondoe kwa utepe unaonata, kisha osha ngozi. Usisugue.
- Kwa kuumwa: osha na upoze. Tafuta msaada wa kitabibu mtu akijisikia vibaya au akivuja damu kwa urahisi.
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.
- Akikuuma: 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?
karibu urefu sawa na kibanio cha karatasiRed-spotted assassin bug ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
Rhinoceros beetles are its main prey, though it also eats other small invertebrates.1
Its mouthparts are needle-like, designed for sucking juices out of other insects.1
It is a nocturnal predator, so it hunts mainly at night.1
The orange and red colour forms are the same species, with the same body features, including the male and female genitalia.1
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Platymeris rhadamanthus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Platymeris rhadamanthus (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
Kila ukweli kwenye ukurasa huu una namba inayoonyesha chanzo chake. Kama tumekosea kitu, samahani, sisi ni wapenzi wa wanyama, si jarida la kisayansi. Tuambie kupitia [email protected] nasi tutarekebisha.
Kuumwa