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Red imported fire ant

Solenopsis invicta
Ka ga leina: Its species name, invicta, is Latin for "invincible" or "unconquered". It is called the fire ant because its sting causes a burning sensation.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 red imported fire ant is an ant that comes from South America. It has spread to Australia, New Zealand, parts of Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the United States, where it is seen as a serious pest. Its sting burns, and in some people it causes a dangerous allergic reaction.1

E tshela kwa
Native to South America. Introduced to Australia, New Zealand, several Asian and Caribbean countries, Europe and the United States.1
Amerika Borwa
Gae
It lives in a wide variety of places, including rainforests, deserts, grasslands and disturbed land. It is dominant in altered areas and thrives in urban areas, where it nests alongside roads, buildings and in electrical equipment. Colonies build large soil mounds that have no visible entrances.1
Boleele
5 mm (0,2 in)3
bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng jwa e e godileng
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 0,11 km/h (0,07 mph)
Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela
E ja eng?
It eats dead mammals, arthropods, insects, seeds and sweet substances such as honeydew from hemipteran insects, with which it has developed relationships. It forages on warm or hot days, though it may stay outside at night.1
Ka nnete!Setshwantsho sa Red imported fire ant
Red imported fire ant. Setshwantsho: Judy Gallagher. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

  • Workers are red and somewhat yellowish, with a brown or black rear section (gaster).1
  • Males are completely black.1
  • Workers come in different shapes and sizes.1
  • Colonies form large soil mounds with no visible entrances, because foraging tunnels lead to places far from the nest.1

Maatla a botlhole

Go tlhaba

Botlhole bo tswa ka lemao le le tlhabang.

Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?

About 95% of its venom is made of water-insoluble piperidine alkaloids called solenopsins, and the rest is a mixture of toxic proteins that can be especially strong in sensitive people. Most stings cause intense burning and swelling, followed by sterile pustules (small fluid-filled bumps) that can last several days. In some people, a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis can occur, with dizziness, chest pain, nausea, severe sweating, low blood pressure, shortness of breath and slurred speech.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.

More than 14 million people are stung by these ants each year in the United States, and many are expected to develop allergies to the venom. Between 0.6% and 6.0% of people may suffer anaphylaxis, which can be fatal if left untreated. More than 80 deaths have been recorded from attacks by this ant.1

Dikgang tse di molemo: dingaka di na le molemo (antivenom) kgotsa kalafi ya se.1

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

It uses its venom and chemical signals (pheromones) to defend itself and its nest.1

Fa e tlhaba

  • People who only have pain and pustules need no medical attention. People who develop anaphylaxis need emergency treatment with adrenaline. Whole body extract immunotherapy is used to treat people who are allergic and is regarded as highly effective.1
  • 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?

Red imported fire ant e ka nna 5 mm ka boleele (0,2 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 gago

Red imported fire 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

When water levels rise, these ants build rafts to float on.1

2

A single mature colony can contain between 500,000 and 2,000,000 individuals.1

3

Over 1,800 scientific papers have been published using its name, and it is one of the most studied insects on the planet, rivalling the western honey bee.1

4

Workers dispose of scraps and dead ants on refuse piles outside the nest, a behaviour called necrophoric behaviour.1

5

Workers can live for several months, while queens can live for years.1

Mosenyi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: The name "fire ant" comes from fire or burning nests.

Nnete: The name comes from the burning sensation caused by its sting.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense
Solenopsis invicta
Setlhopha
Ditshoswane
Lelapa
Formicidae2
Lekoko
Hymenoptera
Dikontinente
Amerika Borwa
Masea
Winged males and queens mate during a nuptial flight in the warm seasons. A colony can be started by a single queen or by a group of queens, which later compete for dominance once the first workers emerge.1
Kotsi go batho
2 / 5: E botlhoko3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Red imported fire ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Solenopsis invicta (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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