The stained flashlight can be your concerns this summer.
Experts sound the alarm on Asian needle ant: a tiny but dangerous insect that moves around the United States, whose bite can have severe and even mortal reactions.
As the North -Americans go outdoors to soak the sun, scientists ask for precaution for summer fun to end with a trip to the emergency room.
What are Asian needle ants?
Known to scientists as Brachyponera Chinensis, the Asian Fulla ant comes from China, Japan and Koreas. It was first seen in the states in the 1930’s, according to a report from the United States Forestry Service (USFS).
These ants are small (approximately 0.2 inches long), with dark brown and black brown in the black bodies. They are often mistaken with other species, which makes them miss.
Where are they now?
Asian needle ants have so far appeared in 20 states, mainly in the north -east and south -east, but reports have arrived from Wisconsin, Arkansas and Washington, according to Antmaps.org.
These pests can survive a cooler climate and begin to appear as soon as March, but their numbers increase in June and July.
Asian needle ants are often found in humid and shaded areas, such as leaves, under the rocks and dead trunks. They can also nest in test plants, on piles of wood and in lawns.
“People do not usually notice -them,” said Dan Switer, a professor of urban entomology at the University of Georgia.
“Unlike, for example, fire ants, which build a mound, the Asian acute ant does not establish food routes, those lines of ants you can see.”
Why are they dangerous?
Asian ants are not as aggressive as fire ants and often flee from humans. But when it is disturbed, as if you reach its wooden or wood piles, they will be sinking in self -defense.
And this bite is punching.
“Imagine -you are inserting a needle directly into your flesh,” said Benoit Guénard, a professor of Ecology and Entomology at Hong Kong University, who studied ants in North Carolina, at USA Today.
“It’s a very sharp and sharp pain, but it’s quite local,” he added.
To get worse, the pain can come and enter waves.
“The first, the initial pain lasted a few seconds. Then about five minutes later, when the pain was relieved, I felt” Ouch! “As if anyone had chopped me again in the same place,” Guénard said.
“For me, it continues about two hours … but I know in some people it lasts up to 24 to 48 hours.”
Victims can also develop skin reactions such as hive, itching and rolled or pale skin.
In more severe cases, bites can trigger nausea, vomiting, dizziness, a fast dust, swelling of the tongue or throat, difficulty breathing and even psychological symptoms, such as a feeling of imminent condemnation.
The greatest threat is anaphylaxis, an allergic reaction that can endanger the life that can be hit in a few seconds of being chopped.
A study of the native ants of the ants found that 2.1% of people suffered severe and potentially endangered reactions. Experts say that those who have allergies to other insects are especially vulnerable.
Only in Georgia, Switer received three calls last year on anaphylactic shock after Asian needle ants bites.
“I hope some people ending in the emergency room were hit by them, but they did not realize it,” Scientific American told Scientific.
“If you suffer anaphylaxis, you should know what this ant is like,” he warned. “And it may be smart to wear an epipe.”
The USFS urges anyone who has an allergic reaction to seek immediate medical care.
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