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Samsum ant

Brachyponera sennaarensis

名字的由来： "Samsum" is an Arabic word meaning "sharp sword", probably a reference to the ant's stinger.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 samsum ant is a small ant that lives across much of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. It often shares homes with people and is a common household pest. It matters because its sting is powerful and, in rare cases, can cause a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal.1

生活在

Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Introduced to the United States in 1943, and invasive in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.1

非洲, 亚洲

首页

Samsum ants are ground-dwelling and common around homes and towns, so people often meet them in households. In Iran, colonies were found along irrigation ditches in damp ground.1

长度

5 mm到6 mm (0.2 in到0.2 in)1

最高速度

约 0.12 公里/小时（0.07 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

Samsum ants are omnivores and scavengers. They hunt small arthropods, including other ants, and sometimes larger ones such as cockroaches, using their stingers. They also eat seeds, which is unusual among ponerine ants.1

Samsum ant的照片 — Samsum ant。照片：Jonghyun Park。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Body is dark brown to black-brown.1
Antennae, tarsi (foot segments) and tibiae (lower leg segments) are red.1
Body length is 5–6 mm.1
Head is broader than the mesosoma (the middle section of the body).1
Nest entrances are circular and 3–5 mm across.1

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

The sting is powerful. In rare cases it can cause anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction, and death.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 sting is known to be powerful, and in rare cases it has led to anaphylactic shock and death. Stings have been linked to anaphylaxis in many parts of the world, and the ant is considered a common household pest in several regions.1

它害怕时会做什么？

Samsum ants sting people as a defensive measure.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

Samsum 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)

Samsum ant 约 0.12 公里/小时 (0.07 mph)

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

值得了解

事实

Their name comes from the Arabic word for "sharp sword", probably because of their sting.1

They are one of the only ponerine ants that eat seeds, having moved from a mostly meat diet to an omnivorous one.1

They are one of the few ponerine ants to be invasive, and they are considered invasive in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.1

Among ponerine ants, the size difference between workers and queens is considered rare.1

给毒液专家

学名: Brachyponera sennaarensis
类别: 蚂蚁
家人: Formicidae2
排序: Hymenoptera
大洲: 非洲, 亚洲
宝宝: Winged males and females take part in nuptial flights shortly after rain.1
对人的危险: 2 / 5: 很疼3