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Red imported fire ant

Solenopsis invicta
Ci turam: Its species name, invicta, is Latin for "invincible" or "unconquered". It is called the fire ant because its sting causes a burning sensation.1
Dafay metti rekkDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.
Fourmi yi Dafay jamDafay lekk: Tuuti ci lépp
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

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

Dafay dund ci
Native to South America. Introduced to Australia, New Zealand, several Asian and Caribbean countries, Europe and the United States.1
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Kër
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
Guddaay
5 mm (0,2 in)3
réyaayu mag bu yem
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 0,11 km/h (0,07 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
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
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Red imported fire ant
Red imported fire ant. Foto: Judy Gallagher. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • 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

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay jam

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

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

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

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

Xibaar bu baax: doktoor yi am nañu garab (sérum antivenimeux) walla ab paj ngir lii.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

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

Su jamee

  • 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
  • Raxas te sedal fa mu jam.
  • Su nit ki am jafe-jafe ci noyyi, kanamam walla putam funki, walla mu bëgg a xëm, allergie bu metti la (urgence): woo sa nimerob urgence.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su benn jamee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

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Red imported fire ant guddaayam lu tollu ci 5 mm (0,2 in)Ab peppu ceeb lu tollu ci 7 mm (0,3 in)Ab pees bu 1 euro lu tollu ci 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
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Red imported fire ant ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

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baax na xam

Xibaar

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

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: The name "fire ant" comes from fire or burning nests.

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

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Solenopsis invicta
Mbooloo
Fourmi yi
Njaboot
Formicidae2
Toftal
Hymenoptera
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Liir yi
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
Musiba ci nit
2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Red imported fire ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Solenopsis invicta (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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