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Electric ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

Malunga negama: Its name comes from its painful sting, which feels strong for an ant of its size.1

Kubuhlungu njeKubuhlungu, kodwa akusayi kukwenzakalisa kakhulu.

Iimbovane

UkuhlabaSitya: Kancinci kwento nganye

Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKunokuba buhlungu ngokwenene, kodwa phantse akusoze kube kubi kakhulu.

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

Sihlala

Native to Central and South America; spread to Africa, North America, Europe, Asia, Pacific islands and Cairns (Australia)1

uMntla Melika, uMzantsi Melika

Ekhaya

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

Ubude

1 mm ukuya ku-2 mm (0 in ukuya ku-0,1 in)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-0,074 km/h (0,05 mph)

Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje

Sitya ntoni?

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

Ifoto ka-Electric ant — Electric ant. Ifoto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

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

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Ukuhlaba

Ityhefu iphuma ngenaliti yokuhlaba.

Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?

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

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKunokuba buhlungu ngokwenene, kodwa phantse akusoze kube kubi kakhulu.

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

Ukuba siyahlaba

Hlamba uze upholise iindawo ezihlatyiweyo.
Ukuba umntu uphefumla kanzima, ubuso okanye umqala wakhe uyadumba, okanye uziva ngathi uza kufa isiqaqa, yimeko kaxakeka ye-aleji: tsalela inombolo kaxakeka.

Soloko utsalela inombolo kaxakeka kuqala (112, 000, 911). Esi sisikhokelo soncedo lokuqala ngokubanzi, asilocebiso lwezonyango. Iziseko zoncedo lokuqala

Hlala ukhuselekile

Ungaze uchukumise, ubambe okanye uqhule isilwanyana sasendle, nokuba sincinci, kwaye nokuba sibonakala silele okanye sifile.
Sinike indawo. Ukuba udibana naso, hlala uzolile, buyela umva kancinci kwaye usiyeke sihambe ngendlela yaso.
Ukuba siyakuhlaba: hlala uzolile, musa ukushukuma, tsalela inombolo kaxakeka (112, 000, 911) okanye uye esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza. Khumbula ukuba sasikhangeleka njani, ifoto iyanceda.

Asikuzingeli. Sisebenzisa ityhefu yaso ukubamba ukutya okanye ukuzikhusela, kwaye singakhetha ukuzimela. Okungakumbi malunga nokuhlala ukhuselekile

Phi emhlabeni?

IAfrika IAsiya IYurophu uMntla Melika uMzantsi Melika IOstreliya neOceania

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

sincinci kangangokuba singahlala eluzipheni lwakhosicotha kunenkumba yasegadini

U-Electric ant mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

Zizibalo nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwa naphi na.

Sikhawuleza kangakanani?

Inkumba yasegadini malunga ne-0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

Electric ant malunga ne-0,074 km/h (0,05 mph)

Ufudo malunga ne-0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

kufanelekile ukwazi

Iinyaniso

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi: Wasmannia auropunctata
Iqela: Iimbovane
Usapho: Formicidae2
Ucwangco: Hymenoptera
Amazwekazi: uMntla Melika, uMzantsi Melika
Iintsana: Queens produce new queens without mating (parthenogenesis), while sterile workers usually come from eggs fertilised by males.1
Ingozi ebantwini: 2 / 5: Kubuhlungu3

Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

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