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Maricopa harvester ant

Pogonomyrmex maricopa
只是會痛會痛,但不會對你造成嚴重傷害。
螞蟻 螫
對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛,但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

The Maricopa harvester ant is a desert ant that builds nests with sand, gravel and rock. It lives mainly in Arizona and nearby US and Mexican states. Its venom is believed to be among the most toxic of any insect, so it is important to know it when you see it.1

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Arizona and six other US states; several Mexican states, including Sonora1
北美洲
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It lives in fine sand dune areas, where it builds sand mound nests. The nest mounds are likely to include rocks and gravel.1
長度
8 mm (0,3 in)3
一般成體大小
最高速度
大約 0,15 km/h(0,09 mph)
在陸地上, 粗略估計
是真的!Maricopa harvester ant 的照片
Maricopa harvester ant。照片:Insects Unlocked , no known copyright restrictions (public domain)。 Public domain, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

  • Nest mounds that contain rocks and gravel1
  • Sand nests with a cemented cap, which is about 60% calcium carbonate1
  • Ants that attach to the skin with their jaws (mandibles) and turn around the spot to sting again and again1

毒液力量

螫

毒液從螫針出來。

牠的毒液有什麼作用?

Its venom contains amino acids, peptides, proteins, alkaloids, terpenes and other compounds. Its most distinctive part is an alkaloid poison, which also releases an alarm pheromone that alerts nearby ants, so several may sting at once. In humans, a sting causes intense pain.1

牠對人有多危險?

對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛,但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

The venom is believed to be the most toxic insect venom in the world. In mice, the LD50 (the dose that kills half the animals tested) is 0.12 mg/kg, which is less than one-twentieth as strong as the honey bee. A sting causes intense pain that can last from four to eight hours.1

牠害怕時會做什麼?

Its alarm pheromone alerts other ants in the area, so several ants may sting at the same time.1

如果牠螫人

  • 清洗並冷敷螫傷處。
  • 如果傷者呼吸困難、臉部或喉嚨腫脹,或覺得快要昏倒,這就是過敏急症:打緊急電話。

一定要先打緊急電話(112、000、911)。這是一般急救指引,不是醫療建議。 急救基本知識

注意安全

  • 絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物,就算是很小的動物,就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
  • 給牠空間。如果遇到了,保持冷靜,慢慢往後退,讓牠自己離開。
  • 如果被牠螫了:保持冷靜,保持不動,打緊急電話(112、000、911)或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子,有照片會很有幫助。

牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己,而且牠更想躲起來。 更多安全知識

牠有多大?

牠有多長?

Maricopa harvester ant 大約 8 mm 長 (0,3 in)一粒米 大約 7 mm (0,3 in)一枚 1 歐元硬幣 大約 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
小到可以坐在你的指甲上

Maricopa harvester ant 跟「你」比起來有多大?

只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存,也不會傳送到任何地方。

牠有多快?

值得知道

小知識

1

Its venom is believed to be the most toxic insect venom in the world.1

2

Twelve stings can kill a 2 kg rat, according to tests in mice and rats.1

3

Its alarm pheromone is a chemical signal that makes nearby ants sting together.1

4

Its cemented caps are about 60% calcium carbonate, which is carried up from layers below the surface.1

5

It helps decomposition by dragging dead insects underground, which enriches the soil for plants and crops.1

給毒液專家

學名
Pogonomyrmex maricopa
類群
螞蟻
家人
Formicidae2
排序
Hymenoptera
各大洲
北美洲
對人的危險
2 / 5: 疼痛3

知識的出處

  1. Pogonomyrmex maricopa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pogonomyrmex maricopa (iNaturalist): 名稱和分類。
  3. Venom Wiki: 危險等級、一般大小和速度估計都是我們自己定的。看看我們是怎麼算出來的: 我們怎麼評估危險.

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