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Electric ant

Wasmannia auropunctata
Ka ga leina: Its name comes from its painful sting, which feels strong for an ant of its size.1
E utlwisa botlhoko felaE a utlwisa botlhoko, mme ga e kitla e go gobatsa thata.
Ditshoswane Go tlhabaE ja: Bonnye jwa sengwe le sengwe
Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

The electric ant, also called the little fire ant, is a tiny ant, about 1.5 mm long, that can give a surprisingly painful sting. It first lived in Central and South America, but it has spread to many other parts of the world. It is an invasive species that harms native wildlife, crops and pets.1

E tshela kwa
Native to Central and South America; spread to Africa, North America, Europe, Asia, Pacific islands and Cairns (Australia)1
Amerika Bokone, Amerika Borwa
Gae
It is a generalist that mostly lives in areas linked to people in warm regions, such as forest edges, managed forests, farms and plantations. It nests under rocks and plant litter and can also set up colonies in homes, in furniture, food and clothing.1
Boleele
1 mm go ya go 2 mm (0 in go ya go 0,1 in)1
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 0,074 km/h (0,05 mph)
Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela
E ja eng?
It eats other insects, decaying vegetation, seeds, plants and honeydew. It is an effective predator, using its venomous sting to subdue large insects and small animals.1
Ka nnete!Setshwantsho sa Electric ant
Electric ant. Setshwantsho: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

  • Very small, about 1 to 2 mm long as a worker.1
  • Light to golden brown (ginger) in colour, with the rear body (gaster) often darker.1
  • Thorax has long, sharp spines.1
  • Antennae have 11 segments, with the last two forming a distinct club.1
  • Body is sparsely covered with long, upright hairs.1

Maatla a botlhole

Go tlhaba

Botlhole bo tswa ka lemao le le tlhabang.

Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?

It has a venomous sting that is painful for its size. Stings cause itchy, painful welts up to about 2.5 cm long. The sting can also subdue large insects and vertebrate prey.1

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

The ants will readily attack people, and their stings can be painful out of proportion to their size. They can blind pets and large domestic animals, such as cats and dogs, if stung around the eyes. They also harm farming, by stripping nutrients from crops and making them more open to disease and pests.1

Fa e tlhaba

  • Tlhatswa le go tsidifatsa mafelo a a tlhabilweng.
  • Fa motho a hema ka bothata, sefatlhego kgotsa mometso o ruruga, kgotsa a ikutlwa a tla idibala, ke tshoganyetso ya aletshi: leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso.

Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha

Nna o babalesegile

  • O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
  • E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
  • Fa e nngwe e go tlhaba: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.

Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

Electric ant e ka nna 2 mm ka boleele (0,1 in)Thoro ya raese e ka nna 7 mm (0,3 in)Ledi la euro e le 1 e ka nna 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
e nnye mo e ka nnang mo lenaleng la gagobonya go feta kgopa ya tshingwana

Electric ant e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E bonako go le kae?

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

1

In the Galapagos Islands, it is considered one of the most aggressive introduced species, and it has contributed to declines in tortoise populations by eating hatchlings and attacking adult eyes.1

2

Its sting is painful far out of proportion to its tiny size.1

3

Queens can produce daughters that are genetic copies of themselves, while workers are produced sexually.1

4

It has been found in cold places such as Canada and England, where it survives in large buildings and greenhouses.1

5

It is a suspected link to Florida keratopathy, an eye condition, although this is not confirmed.1

6

It was once introduced to plantations in Gabon and Cameroon as a biological control agent.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense
Wasmannia auropunctata
Setlhopha
Ditshoswane
Lelapa
Formicidae2
Lekoko
Hymenoptera
Dikontinente
Amerika Bokone, Amerika Borwa
Masea
Queens produce new queens without mating (parthenogenesis), while sterile workers usually come from eggs fertilised by males.1
Kotsi go batho
2 / 5: E botlhoko3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Electric ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Wasmannia auropunctata (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
  3. Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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