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Inchman ant

Myrmecia forficata

Nípa orúkọ náà: It is named for its large size: most are slightly smaller than an inch (25.4 mm).1

Ó kàn ń dunniÓ ń dunni, ṣùgbọ́n kò ní ṣe ọ́ léṣe gidigidi.

Èèrà

ÌtaniOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran

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

The inchman ant is a large bull ant found in south-eastern Australia. It is most common in the Australian Alps, but it also lives near sea level around Melbourne and in Tasmania. Its sting is one of the most powerful venoms in the insect world, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Ó ń gbé ní

South-eastern Australia, including the Australian Alps, the Melbourne area and Tasmania1

Ọsirélíà àti Òṣéáníà

Ilé

Most common in the Australian Alps at elevations above 300 m, but found down to sea level around Melbourne and in Tasmania. Nests may be hidden under a rock or in a small hole, so they are easy to miss.1

Gígùn

1.5 cm sí 2.5 cm (0.6 in sí 1 in)1

Ìyára gíga jùlọ

nǹkan bí 0.33 km/h (0.21 mph)

Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù

Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?

Inchman ants are carnivores and scavengers, meaning they eat other animals and also feed on dead animals.1

Fọ́tò Inchman ant — Inchman ant. Fọ́tò: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/). CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

Purplish-brown body with a black abdomen (rear section)1
Usually about 15 to 25 mm long, with most slightly smaller than an inch1
Usually solitary when foraging, though they live in colonies like most ants1

Agbára oró

Ìtani

Oró ń jáde láti inú ohun ìtani.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

Its venom is similar to the venom of wasps, bees and fire ants, and is one of the most powerful in the insect world. The sting causes local swelling, reddening and fever, followed by a blister. The heart rate increases and blood pressure falls rapidly. In some people the venom causes anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

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

In about 3% of cases, the sting causes anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. The toxin can be fatal in some people.1

Bí ó bá ta ni

Treatment is very similar to treatment for wasp and bee stings.1
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

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Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

ó gùn tó pínì ìwé (paper clip)

Báwo ni Inchman 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?

Ìjàpá kan nǹkan bí 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)

Inchman ant nǹkan bí 0.33 km/h (0.21 mph)

Ènìyàn tó ń rìn nǹkan bí 5 km/h (3.1 mph)

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

The inchman is the most venomous of the bulldog ants.1

Its venom can make the heart beat faster and cause blood pressure to fall rapidly.1

A sting causes local swelling and reddening, followed by a blister, and can cause a fever.1

Inchman ants usually forage alone, even though they live in colonies like most ants.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: The inchman ant is the most venomous ant in the world.

Òtítọ́: It is the most venomous of the bulldog ants. Its reputation as the most venomous ant may come from the toxin's tendency to cause anaphylaxis, which can be fatal in some people.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì: Myrmecia forficata
Ẹgbẹ́: Èèrà
Ìdílé: Formicidae2
Ètò: Hymenoptera
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì: Ọsirélíà àti Òṣéáníà
Ewu fún ènìyàn: 2 / 5: Ó ń dunni3

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