Paulista wasp
The Paulista wasp is a social wasp that lives in colonies of thousands of wasps. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. Scientists are studying its venom because some of its peptides (small protein-like molecules) may one day help treat cancer and epilepsy.1

Tsela ya go e lemoga
- Lives in a colony with a division of labour between young, middle-aged and older wasps1
- Builds a nest with combs and envelopes, which are fixed to a surface1
- Forms a tight cluster of wasps on the outside of a new nest while the inside has little room1
- Found in tropical areas of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina1
Maatla a botlhole
Botlhole bo tswa ka lemao le le tlhabang.
Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?
The venom contains several peptides. These cause pain, swelling (oedema) and haemolysis, which means they break down red blood cells. They also trigger an inflammatory response, which causes physical discomfort.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.E dira eng fa e tshogile?
Wasps use venom to defend themselves and their colony against predators, and workers defend the nest.1
Fa e tlhaba
- Ntsha lemao la notshe ka go le kgwaratla, mme o tsidifatse lefelo leo.
- 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 mme o dirise pene ya gagwe ya adrenaline fa a na le yone.
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
Kae mo lefatsheng?
E kgolo go le kae?
E telele go le kae?
e nnye mo e ka nnang mo lenaleng la gago
e ka fofa go kgabaganya lebala lotlhe la kgwele ya dinao ka metsotswana e le 17Paulista wasp 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?
Dintlha
A peptide in the venom, called Polybia-MP1, kills cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact, according to research so far. Further studies are needed to confirm it is safe as a chemotherapy drug.1
The venom contains mastoparan, which has been shown to inhibit the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the cause of Chagas disease.1
Workers cool the nest by fanning their wings and spreading water on the combs, so the water evaporates and lowers the temperature.1
Colonies can contain from 10 to 94 queens, because young queens are constantly recruited.1
A colony can hold about 4,500 wasps during its early stage, and up to 13,000 wasps while males are being produced.1
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Polybia paulista (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Polybia paulista (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
- 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.
Ntlha nngwe le nngwe mo tsebeng e e na le nomoro e e supang motswedi wa yone. Fa re dirile phoso, maitshwarelo, re barati ba diphologolo, e seng kgatiso ya saense. Re bolelele kwa [email protected] mme re tla e baakanya.
Go tlhaba

