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Electric ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

名字的由来： Its name comes from its painful sting, which feels strong for an ant of its size.1

只是会疼会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

蚂蚁

蜇伤吃：什么都来一点

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

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

生活在

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

北美洲, 南美洲

首页

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

长度

1 mm到2 mm (0 in到0.1 in)1

最高速度

约 0.074 公里/小时（0.05 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

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

Electric ant的照片 — Electric ant。照片：unknown。 CC0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

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

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

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

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。

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

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比花园蜗牛还慢

Electric 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)

Electric ant 约 0.074 公里/小时 (0.05 mph)

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

值得了解

事实

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

给毒液专家

学名: Wasmannia auropunctata
类别: 蚂蚁
家人: Formicidae2
排序: Hymenoptera
大洲: 北美洲, 南美洲
宝宝: Queens produce new queens without mating (parthenogenesis), while sterile workers usually come from eggs fertilised by males.1
对人的危险: 2 / 5: 很疼3