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Warrior wasp

Synoeca septentrionalis
Kuhusu jina: Wasps in the genus Synoeca are often called warrior wasps, and this species belongs to that genus.1
Anahitaji daktariMara chache huua, lakini kudungwa kunahitaji daktari.
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKudungwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

The warrior wasp is a large paper wasp that lives in Central and South America. It builds paper nests on tree trunks and is known for an extremely painful sting. Its colonies defend their nests together as a group.1

Anaishi
Central and South America, including Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela. Its range extends further north than other Synoeca species.1
Amerika Kaskazini, Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
These wasps often build their nests flat against a tree trunk or a limb, between 1.70 and 6 metres above the ground. They are found at around 300 metres above sea level.1
Urefu
2 cm (0.8 in)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 30 kwa saa (maili 19 kwa saa)
Anayeruka, makadirio
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Warrior wasp
Warrior wasp. Picha: Grete Pasch. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Blackish or dark blue body with a metallic-like shine1
  • Some individuals are reddish, while others are completely dark1
  • Very large wings that are entirely darkened1
  • Medium-sized, at about 2 cm long1
  • Paper nest with a ridged, domed cover and one or more holes at the bottom where new sections are added1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

The sting is extremely painful. On the Schmidt sting pain index it scores the highest possible rating, the same as the bullet ant. On the Starr sting pain scale it also scores the maximum 4 out of 4, a rating shared by very few other species.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKudungwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

A sting from this wasp is rated as traumatically painful, and such stings often need some medical attention.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When disturbed, many workers leave the nest to display or sting. They raise their abdomen upright in a behaviour called gaster-flagging, and they drum the nest walls to sound an alarm.1

Akidunga

  • Because the sting is often traumatically painful, medical attention may be needed.1
  • 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?

Warrior wasp urefu wa takriban 2 cm (0.8 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 13

Warrior 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

Its sting ranks as high as the bullet ant's on the Schmidt sting pain index, which is the top rating.1

2

Army ants regularly prey on these wasps, and the wasps have been seen piling their bodies against the nest entrance to defend against them.1

3

Montezuma oropendola birds often nest in trees where these wasps are present, because the wasps' stings help keep predators and parasites away.1

4

When moving to a new nest, the wasps rub glands on their abdomen to lay a chemical trail that the colony can follow.1

5

A colony can have more than one queen at a time, and the number of queens often changes.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Synoeca septentrionalis
Kundi
Nyuki, nyigu na mavu
Familia
Vespidae2
Mpangilio
Hymenoptera
Mabara
Amerika Kaskazini, Amerika Kusini
Watoto
The queen lays eggs in the cells of the nest. The larvae hatch about a week after the nest is finished, and they become adults around 30 days after hatching.1
Hatari kwa watu
3 / 5: Mbaya3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Synoeca septentrionalis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Synoeca septentrionalis (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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