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Maricopa harvester ant

Pogonomyrmex maricopa
只是会疼会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。
蚂蚁 蜇伤
对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

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

生活在
Arizona and six other US states; several Mexican states, including Sonora1
北美洲
首页
It lives in fine sand dune areas, where it builds sand mound nests. The nest mounds are likely to include rocks and gravel.1
长度
8 mm (0.3 in)3
典型成年个体大小
最高速度
约 0.15 公里/小时（0.09 英里/小时）
在陆地上, 粗略估计
真的！Maricopa harvester ant的照片
Maricopa harvester ant。照片：Insects Unlocked , no known copyright restrictions (public domain)。 Public domain, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

  • 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

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

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

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 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

它害怕时会做什么？

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

Maricopa harvester ant 约 8 mm 长 (0.3 in)一粒米 约 7 mm (0.3 in)一枚 1 欧元硬币 约 2.3 cm (0.9 in)
小到能坐在你的指甲上

Maricopa 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？

值得了解

事实

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

给毒液专家

学名
Pogonomyrmex maricopa
类别
蚂蚁
家人
Formicidae2
排序
Hymenoptera
大洲
北美洲
对人的危险
2 / 5: 很疼3

事实的来源

  1. Pogonomyrmex maricopa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pogonomyrmex maricopa (iNaturalist): 名称和分类。
  3. Venom Wiki: 危险等级、典型大小和速度估计都是我们自己给出的。看看我们是怎么算的： 我们如何评定危险.

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