Black imported fire ant
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

Paano ito makikilala
- 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
Madalas mapagkamalang: 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
Lakas ng kamandag
Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pamamagitan ng pantusok.
Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?
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
Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?
Panganib sa tao: MasakitTalagang masakit, pero halos hindi kailanman malala.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
Kung tumusok ito
- Hugasan at palamigin ang mga tusok.
- Kung nahihirapang huminga ang tao, namamaga ang mukha o lalamunan, o parang hihimatayin, ito ay emergency sa allergy: tawagan ang numero pang-emergency.
Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas
Mag-ingat
- Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
- Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
- Kung tusukin ka ng isa: manatiling kalmado, huwag gumalaw, tawagan ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911) o pumunta agad sa ospital. Tandaan ang itsura nito, makakatulong ang litrato.
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Mga fact
Black imported fire ants appear to be more tolerant of cold than the red imported fire ant, and they are less dominant.1
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
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
Myth buster
Mito: It is just a black colour form of the red imported fire ant.
Totoo: It is now recognised as a separate species, with a different range and living habits.1
Saan galing ang mga fact
- Black imported fire ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Solenopsis richteri (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
- Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.
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