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Tiny Red ant and painful bite
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luvia
, May 19 2022 2:44 PM
red ant painful bite bump tiny ant flat
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#1 Offline - Posted May 19 2022 - 2:44 PM
Hi everyone! I'm new at this forum and I've been reading some posts but I couldn't find the ant is killing me.
I'm from Valencia in Spain, and every spring I see some little red ants on my couch and they bite me. The bite is really painful and the bump remains for days itchy and painful. I have no clue what type of ant is and I would be really grateful if you help me to identify it. I also would like to ask how to prevent they bite me or if there is a way get them away from my house. Is it possible they live in my couch or my house? I live in a flat next to the orchards.
I post a picture of both the ant and the bite.
Gracias!
I'm from Valencia in Spain, and every spring I see some little red ants on my couch and they bite me. The bite is really painful and the bump remains for days itchy and painful. I have no clue what type of ant is and I would be really grateful if you help me to identify it. I also would like to ask how to prevent they bite me or if there is a way get them away from my house. Is it possible they live in my couch or my house? I live in a flat next to the orchards.
I post a picture of both the ant and the bite.
Gracias!
#2 Offline - Posted May 19 2022 - 3:11 PM
#3 Offline - Posted May 19 2022 - 3:20 PM
This is a small solitary wasp, a bethylid perhaps, not an ant. Some of these tiny wasps have pretty potent stings.
Edited by gcsnelling, May 19 2022 - 3:21 PM.
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#4 Offline - Posted May 19 2022 - 4:19 PM
This is a small solitary wasp, a bethylid perhaps, not an ant. Some of these tiny wasps have pretty potent stings.
Really? Looks very similar to an ant
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#5 Offline - Posted May 20 2022 - 5:42 AM
It has no wings anf it's really small. I'm still thinking it's a type of ant.
#6 Offline - Posted May 20 2022 - 2:40 PM
Nope, this type of wasp is often quite small and often wingless.
#7 Offline - Posted May 20 2022 - 3:14 PM
No ant that looks like that could leave a mark I am sure it’s a wasp as gcsnelling is saying
Edited by ZTYguy, May 20 2022 - 3:14 PM.
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#8 Offline - Posted May 22 2022 - 6:32 AM
Lacks a distinct petiole and has a nearly square head typical of many bethylid wasps.
Remember also that ants are direct descendants of wasps, so any wasps that happen to lack wings are quite ant-like in appearance.
#9 Offline - Posted May 22 2022 - 7:43 AM
I wonder if it's possible he is allergic to the venom.
#10 Offline - Posted May 23 2022 - 2:02 AM
Allergy is not impossible, however as I already noted, the stings of these things can be pretty fierce.
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