Venom Wiki
Venom Wiki / Zonke izilwane / Izintuthwane
Ikhathuni ka-Inchman ant
Inombolo 1010 kwezingu-1 402

Inchman ant

Myrmecia forficata
Mayelana negama: It is named for its large size: most are slightly smaller than an inch (25.4 mm).1
Kubuhlungu njeKubuhlungu, kodwa ngeke kukulimaze kakhulu.
Izintuthwane UkuhlabaSidla: Inyama
Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKungaba buhlungu ngempela, kodwa cishe akukaze kube kubi kakhulu.

The inchman ant is a large bull ant found in south-eastern Australia. It is most common in the Australian Alps, but it also lives near sea level around Melbourne and in Tasmania. Its sting is one of the most powerful venoms in the insect world, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Ihlala
South-eastern Australia, including the Australian Alps, the Melbourne area and Tasmania1
I-Australia ne-Oceania
Ekhaya
Most common in the Australian Alps at elevations above 300 m, but found down to sea level around Melbourne and in Tasmania. Nests may be hidden under a rock or in a small hole, so they are easy to miss.1
Ubude
1.5 cm kuya ku-2.5 cm (0.6 in kuya ku-1 in)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 0.33 km/h (0.21 mph)
Emhlabathini, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
Inchman ants are carnivores and scavengers, meaning they eat other animals and also feed on dead animals.1
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Inchman ant
Inchman ant. Isithombe: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/). CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Purplish-brown body with a black abdomen (rear section)1
  • Usually about 15 to 25 mm long, with most slightly smaller than an inch1
  • Usually solitary when foraging, though they live in colonies like most ants1

Amandla obuthi

Ukuhlaba

Ubuthi buphuma ngodosi.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

Its venom is similar to the venom of wasps, bees and fire ants, and is one of the most powerful in the insect world. The sting causes local swelling, reddening and fever, followed by a blister. The heart rate increases and blood pressure falls rapidly. In some people the venom causes anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

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

In about 3% of cases, the sting causes anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. The toxin can be fatal in some people.1

Uma sihlaba

  • Treatment is very similar to treatment for wasp and bee stings.1
  • 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

Kuphi emhlabeni?

I-AfrikaI-AsiaI-YurophuINyakatho MelikaINingizimu MelikaI-Australia ne-Oceania

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Inchman ant ubude obucishe bube ngu-2.5 cm (1 in)Uhlamvu lwemali lwe-euro elilodwa cishe 2.3 cm (0.9 in)Isibophi sephepha cishe 3 cm (1.2 in)
side cishe njengesibophi sephepha

Inchman ant mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

The inchman is the most venomous of the bulldog ants.1

2

Its venom can make the heart beat faster and cause blood pressure to fall rapidly.1

3

A sting causes local swelling and reddening, followed by a blister, and can cause a fever.1

4

Inchman ants usually forage alone, even though they live in colonies like most ants.1

Umqothuli wezinganekwane

Inganekwane: The inchman ant is the most venomous ant in the world.

Iqiniso: It is the most venomous of the bulldog ants. Its reputation as the most venomous ant may come from the toxin's tendency to cause anaphylaxis, which can be fatal in some people.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Myrmecia forficata
Iqembu
Izintuthwane
Umndeni
Formicidae2
Ukuhleleka
Hymenoptera
Amazwekazi
I-Australia ne-Oceania
Ingozi ebantwini
2 / 5: Kubuhlungu3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

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

Iqiniso ngalinye kuleli khasi linenombolo ekhomba umthombo walo. Uma senze iphutha, uxolo, singabathandi bezilwane, hhayi iphephabhuku lesayensi. Sitshele ku-[email protected] futhi sizolilungisa.

Ufezela ulambile! I-Venom Wiki iwumsebenzi womuntu oyedwa: imahhala, ayinazo izikhangiso noma izilandeli. Isipho esincane sisiza ukuyigcina ku-inthanethi.Phakela ufezela

Okunye okuvela eqenjini elifanayo: Izintuthwane

Bulldog antIzintuthwaneKudinga udokotelaJack jumper antIzintuthwaneKudinga udokotelaGreen weaver antIzintuthwaneAkunangoziBlack-banded jumper antIzintuthwaneKubuhlungu njeGiant bull antIzintuthwaneKubuhlungu njeGreen-head antIzintuthwaneKubuhlungu nje

Futhi ihlala: I-Australia ne-Oceania

Coastal taipanIzinyoka zase-AustraliaKuyabulalaCommon death adderIzinyoka zase-AustraliaKuyabulalaEastern brown snakeIzinyoka zase-AustraliaKuyabulalaInland taipanIzinyoka zase-AustraliaKuyabulalaSydney funnel-web spiderAma-tarantula nama-funnel-webKuyabulalaInyoka yehlosiIzinyoka zase-AustraliaKuyabulala
Phakela ufezelaimbiza yezipho, iyigcina imahhala