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Electric ant

Wasmannia auropunctata
Nípa orúkọ náà: Its name comes from its painful sting, which feels strong for an ant of its size.1
Ó kàn ń dunniÓ ń dunni, ṣùgbọ́n kò ní ṣe ọ́ léṣe gidigidi.
Èèrà ÌtaniOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Díẹ̀ nínú ohun gbogbo
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.

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

Ó ń gbé ní
Native to Central and South America; spread to Africa, North America, Europe, Asia, Pacific islands and Cairns (Australia)1
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà, Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
Ilé
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
Gígùn
1 mm sí 2 mm (0 in sí 0.1 in)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 0.074 km/h (0.05 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
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
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Electric ant
Electric ant. Fọ́tò: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • 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

Agbára oró

Ìtani

Oró ń jáde láti inú ohun ìtani.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

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

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.

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

Bí ó bá ta ni

  • Fọ ibi tí ó ti ta ni, kí o sì tù ú.
  • Bí ẹni náà bá ń mí pẹ̀lú ìṣòro, tí ojú tàbí ọ̀fun rẹ̀ wú, tàbí tí ó ń fẹ́ dákú, pàjáwìrì àléjì ni: pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ.

Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́

Wà láìléwu

  • Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
  • Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
  • Bí ọ̀kan bá ta ọ́: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.

Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu

Níbo ní ayé?

ÁfíríkàÉṣíàYúróòpùÀríwá Amẹ́ríkàGúúsù Amẹ́ríkàỌsirélíà àti Òṣéáníà

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Electric ant gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 2 mm (0.1 in)Hóró ìrẹsì kan nǹkan bí 7 mm (0.3 in)Ẹyọ owó yúrò 1 nǹkan bí 2.3 cm (0.9 in)
ó kéré débi pé ó lè jókòó lórí èékánná rẹó lọ́ra ju ìgbín inú ọgbà lọ

Báwo ni Electric ant ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?

Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.

Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Wasmannia auropunctata
Ẹgbẹ́
Èèrà
Ìdílé
Formicidae2
Ètò
Hymenoptera
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà, Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
Queens produce new queens without mating (parthenogenesis), while sterile workers usually come from eggs fertilised by males.1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
2 / 5: Ó ń dunni3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Electric ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Wasmannia auropunctata (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

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