…The pain caused by the sting of a fire ant is usually not as strong as that of a bee, and the duration is short, but some large fire ants, such as the South American Paraponera genus, can cause unbearable pain. There are many other ants that can sting humans, including the Australian Myrmecia genus (Myrmechinae subfamily), the American long-legged ant Pogonomyrmex genus (Myrmechinae subfamily) found in North and South America, and the red-breasted fire ant Tetraponera rufonigera genus (Myrmechinae subfamily) found from India to Southeast Asia, which are famous for the pain of their stings. [Masao Kubota]. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Tetraponera rufonigera" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ふつうハリアリに刺された痛みはハチ類ほどでなく,持続時間も短いが,南アメリカ産のパラポネラ属Paraponeraのような大型のハリアリの中には気の遠くなるような痛みが起こるものがある。また,人を刺すことのできるアリはハリアリ以外にも多く,オーストラリア産のキバハリアリ属Myrmecia(キバハリアリ亜科),南北アメリカに分布するアメリカナガアリ属Pogonomyrmex(フタフシアリ亜科),インドから東南アジアに分布するムネアカナガフシアリTetraponera rufonigera(ナガフシアリ亜科)などは,刺されたときの痛さで有名。【久保田 政雄】。… ※「Tetraponera rufonigera」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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