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California harvester ant

Pogonomyrmex californicus

只是会疼会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

蜇伤吃：什么都来一点

The California harvester ant is a species of ant that lives in the dry, sunny south-west of the United States and northern Mexico. It lives in large colonies, sometimes with thousands of ants, and it forages in the open during the day. It is also known as the ant used in Uncle Milton's Ant Farm.1

生活在

Southwestern United States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah) and northern Mexico (Baja California, Sinaloa, Sonora, Chihuahua)1

北美洲

首页

It lives in open, warm and sandy areas. Its nest entrances are often irregular and surrounded by loose sand arranged in a circular or semi-circular pattern.1

长度

7 mm (0.3 in)3

典型成年个体大小

最高速度

约 0.13 公里/小时（0.08 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It preys on arthropods, such as the larvae of the raisin moth, and it collects seeds.1

California harvester ant的照片 — California harvester ant。照片：Nash Turley。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Nest entrances are often irregular and ringed by loose sand in a circular or semi-circular pattern1
Forages during the day, alone or in groups, often moving in columns1
Colonies can have thousands of workers, with an average of about 4,500 ants1

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

It stings, and its stings inject venom. The Chumash people of California traditionally swallowed these ants alive, and the venom from their stings caused hallucinations, which was used in coming-of-age ceremonies for boys.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

如果它蜇人

清洗并冷敷蜇伤处。
如果这个人呼吸困难、脸或喉咙肿胀，或感觉要晕倒，这是过敏急症：拨打急救电话。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果被它蜇了：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

小到能坐在你的指甲上

California harvester ant和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一只花园蜗牛 约 0.05 公里/小时 (0.03 mph)

California harvester ant 约 0.13 公里/小时 (0.08 mph)

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

值得了解

事实

Around 250 of these ants were considered an effective dose by the Chumash people when they were used in traditional ceremonies.1

This ant is the species used by Uncle Milton's Ant Farm, a popular toy that lets people watch ants dig tunnels.1

Colonies with several queens have been found to have higher average heat tolerance and less variation in heat tolerance, which gives them longer foraging times.1

Most colonies are started and run by a single queen, but some nests have several queens working together, a situation called pleometrosis.1