tomcat-Paederus fasciatus

Tomcat is also known as the Semai Ants/ Kayap Ants. but basically tomcat is included in this type of beetle. This beetle has a length of approximately 1 cm. Its body is dark yellow at the top, dark colored abdomen and head. The middle of a dark green abdomen has a pair of hard wings , these beetles appear crawling in the region around the wings and hide it in one look more like ants. When disturbed these beetles will raise the abdomen to look like  kalajengking to frighten the enemy.

                                                           Image. (Paederus fasciatus)

Tomcat (Paederus fasciatus) is the kind of insects do not bite or sting. Tomcat will automatically discharge when in contact or collide with human skin. Tomcat (Paederus fasciatus) will also issue liquid toxic at such as clothes, towels, or other.

In the body of Tomcat, there is a liquid toxic that supposedly 12 times more lethal than cobra venom though!  Fluid Hemolimf or toxins are also known as aederin.

Insects Tomcat will automatically discharge when in contact or collide with human skin directly. It could also touch indirectly through towels, clothes or other equipment that is contaminated by toxic tomcat. If you have been hit by automatic dermatitis, bed linens, towels and other items allegedly exposed to toxic tomcat should be cleaned.

Contact with the beetle will cause conjunctivitis and skin diseases are known as ': dermatitis linearis'.

 if tomcat attached to the body should not be touched driven by wind-blown course and when it is exposed to the poison should be washed with soapy water and then give ointments and antibiotics. Typically 1% hydrocortisone ointment or antibiotic neomycin sulfate betametasone and 3 times daily or Acyclovir 5%.

These insects have habitat in the rice fields, forests and urban parks. Typically, these insects eat other insects egg-eating leaves.