European fire ant
The European fire ant is a small red ant that lives across much of Europe and Asia, and has spread to parts of North America. It nests under stones, under fallen trees and in soil, including in meadows and gardens. It is worth knowing about because it will defend its nest aggressively and has a stinger.1

Paano ito makikilala
- Mainly red in colour, with a slightly darker head1
- Workers are yellowish brown, 3.5 to 5.5 mm long1
- Smooth, shiny frontal triangle on the head1
- Queens are a little larger, 5.5 to 7.0 mm long, with a larger thorax1
- Males have a darker body than queens and workers1
Madalas mapagkamalang: Very similar to M. ruginodis. M. rubra is common in southern England and becomes rarer further north, whereas M. ruginodis is common all over the UK, including northern Scotland.1
Lakas ng kamandag
Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pamamagitan ng pantusok.
Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?
Panganib sa tao: MasakitTalagang masakit, pero halos hindi kailanman malala.These ants are aggressive. They often attack rather than run away, and will attack any creature that disturbs their nest. They are less aggressive than the red imported fire ant.1
Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?
Attacks any creature that disturbs its nest, rather than running away.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
Colonies can have up to one hundred queens in a single nest.1
Queens can live up to fifteen years.1
Workers pick up dead nest-mates and carry them up to 3 metres away from the nest.1
The larvae of the Alcon blue and scarce large blue butterflies use this ant as their main host.1
Nuptial flights in Europe usually take place from late July to mid-August, when hundreds of young queens and males fly to mate. The males die afterwards, and the queens shed their wings to start new colonies.1
Myth buster
Mito: The smaller queens, once thought to be a separate social parasite called M. microrubra, are a different species.
Totoo: More recent DNA analysis shows they share a gene pool with the regular queens, so they are not a different species. They are a smaller queen caste (microgynes) that can also found their own colonies.1
Saan galing ang mga fact
- Myrmica rubra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Myrmica rubra (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.
Bawat fact sa pahinang ito ay may numerong tumuturo sa pinagmulan nito. Kung may mali kami, pasensya na, mahilig lang kami sa hayop, hindi kami science journal. Sabihin sa amin sa [email protected] at aayusin namin.
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