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Electric ant

Wasmannia auropunctata
Mayelana negama: Its name comes from its painful sting, which feels strong for an ant of its size.1
Kubuhlungu njeKubuhlungu, kodwa ngeke kukulimaze kakhulu.
Izintuthwane UkuhlabaSidla: Kancane kwakho konke
Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKungaba buhlungu ngempela, kodwa cishe akukaze kube kubi kakhulu.

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

Ihlala
Native to Central and South America; spread to Africa, North America, Europe, Asia, Pacific islands and Cairns (Australia)1
INyakatho Melika, INingizimu Melika
Ekhaya
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
Ubude
1 mm kuya ku-2 mm (0 in kuya ku-0.1 in)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 0.074 km/h (0.05 mph)
Emhlabathini, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
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
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Electric ant
Electric ant. Isithombe: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusibona

  • 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

Amandla obuthi

Ukuhlaba

Ubuthi buphuma ngodosi.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

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

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKungaba buhlungu ngempela, kodwa cishe akukaze kube kubi kakhulu.

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

Uma sihlaba

  • Geza bese upholisa izindawo ezihlatshiwe.
  • Uma umuntu ephefumula kanzima, ebuso noma emphinjeni kuvuvukala, noma ezizwa ezoquleka, lesi yisimo esiphuthumayo se-allergy: shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo.

Njalo shayela kuqala inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911). Lokhu kuyiseluleko sosizo lokuqala esijwayelekile, akusona iseluleko sezokwelapha. Izisekelo zosizo lokuqala

Hlala uphephile

  • Ungalokothi uthinte, ubambe noma ugcone isilwane sasendle, ngisho noma sincane, futhi ngisho noma sibukeka silele noma sifile.
  • Sinike isikhala. Uma uhlangana naso, hlala uzolile, uhlehle kancane bese usiyeka sihambe ngendlela yaso.
  • Uma sikuhlaba: hlala uzolile, ungashukumi, shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911) noma uye esibhedlela ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi besibukeka kanjani, isithombe siyasiza.

Asikuzingeli wena. Sisebenzisa ubuthi baso ukuze sibambe ukudla noma ukuzivikela, futhi singancamela ukucasha. Okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala uphephile

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Electric ant ubude obucishe bube ngu-2 mm (0.1 in)Uhlamvu lwerayisi cishe 7 mm (0.3 in)Uhlamvu lwemali lwe-euro elilodwa cishe 2.3 cm (0.9 in)
sincane kangangokuthi singahlala ezinzipheni zakhosihamba kancane kunomnenke wasengadini

Electric ant mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

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

2

Its sting is painful far out of proportion to its tiny size.1

3

Queens can produce daughters that are genetic copies of themselves, while workers are produced sexually.1

4

It has been found in cold places such as Canada and England, where it survives in large buildings and greenhouses.1

5

It is a suspected link to Florida keratopathy, an eye condition, although this is not confirmed.1

6

It was once introduced to plantations in Gabon and Cameroon as a biological control agent.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Wasmannia auropunctata
Iqembu
Izintuthwane
Umndeni
Formicidae2
Ukuhleleka
Hymenoptera
Amazwekazi
INyakatho Melika, INingizimu Melika
Izinsana
Queens produce new queens without mating (parthenogenesis), while sterile workers usually come from eggs fertilised by males.1
Ingozi ebantwini
2 / 5: Kubuhlungu3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Electric ant (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Wasmannia auropunctata (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
  3. Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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