The Triplaria tree (Triplaris spp) and Pseudomyrmex ants: a symbiotic relationship with risks of attack for humans

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Vidal Haddad Junior²  Luiz Roberto Hernandes Bicudo¹  Adílson Fransozo¹ 

[1] ,São Paulo State University Botucatu School of Medicine São Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Ants;    Trees;    Venomous animals;    Formigas;    Árvores;    Animais peçonhentos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822009000600022

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The authors report a massive attack by Pseudomyrmex ants on a human who touched a Triplaria - novice tree (Triplaris spp). The ants naturally live in these trees and their stings cause intense pain and discrete to moderate local inflammation. The problem is common in some Brazilian regions and can be prevented by identifying the trees.

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