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Samsum ant

Brachyponera sennaarensis

Ka ga leina: "Samsum" is an Arabic word meaning "sharp sword", probably a reference to the ant's stinger.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 samsum ant is a small ant that lives across much of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. It often shares homes with people and is a common household pest. It matters because its sting is powerful and, in rare cases, can cause a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal.1

E tshela kwa

Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Introduced to the United States in 1943, and invasive in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.1

Aforika, Asia

Gae

Samsum ants are ground-dwelling and common around homes and towns, so people often meet them in households. In Iran, colonies were found along irrigation ditches in damp ground.1

Boleele

5 mm go ya go 6 mm (0,2 in go ya go 0,2 in)1

Lebelo le le kwa godimo

e ka nna 0,12 km/h (0,07 mph)

Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela

E ja eng?

Samsum ants are omnivores and scavengers. They hunt small arthropods, including other ants, and sometimes larger ones such as cockroaches, using their stingers. They also eat seeds, which is unusual among ponerine ants.1

Setshwantsho sa Samsum ant — Samsum ant. Setshwantsho: Jonghyun Park. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

Body is dark brown to black-brown.1
Antennae, tarsi (foot segments) and tibiae (lower leg segments) are red.1
Body length is 5–6 mm.1
Head is broader than the mesosoma (the middle section of the body).1
Nest entrances are circular and 3–5 mm across.1

Maatla a botlhole

Go tlhaba

Botlhole bo tswa ka lemao le le tlhabang.

Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?

The sting is powerful. In rare cases it can cause anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction, and death.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 sting is known to be powerful, and in rare cases it has led to anaphylactic shock and death. Stings have been linked to anaphylaxis in many parts of the world, and the ant is considered a common household pest in several regions.1

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

Samsum ants sting people as a defensive measure.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

Kae mo lefatsheng?

Aforika Asia Yuropa Amerika Bokone Amerika Borwa Australia le Oceania

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

e nnye mo e ka nnang mo lenaleng la gago

Samsum 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?

Kgopa ya tshingwana e ka nna 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

Samsum ant e ka nna 0,12 km/h (0,07 mph)

Khudu e ka nna 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

Their name comes from the Arabic word for "sharp sword", probably because of their sting.1

They are one of the only ponerine ants that eat seeds, having moved from a mostly meat diet to an omnivorous one.1

They are one of the few ponerine ants to be invasive, and they are considered invasive in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.1

Among ponerine ants, the size difference between workers and queens is considered rare.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense: Brachyponera sennaarensis
Setlhopha: Ditshoswane
Lelapa: Formicidae2
Lekoko: Hymenoptera
Dikontinente: Aforika, Asia
Masea: Winged males and females take part in nuptial flights shortly after rain.1
Kotsi go batho: 2 / 5: E botlhoko3

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Samsum ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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