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California forest scorpion

Uroctonus mordax
OnskadelikOnskadelik vir mense. Niks om oor bekommerd te wees nie.
Skerpioene StekeEet: Vleis
Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

The California forest scorpion is a small scorpion that lives in the Redwood Forests and Oak Woodlands of California. Scientists consider it a foundational species, meaning many other living things in these forests depend on it. It is shy and rarely seen.1

Leef in
California, with records in western Oregon and as far north as southern Washington; most common in the San Francisco Bay Area1
Noord-Amerika
Tuis
It is mostly found on south or west-facing slopes, usually in remote western hills. It prefers moist places, so it sits under rocks, bark, logs and dead trees on the ground. It lives at elevations from 5 metres up to 2000 metres.1
Lengte
6 cm (2,4 in)3
tipiese grootte van 'n volwasse dier
Topspoed
omtrent 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Wat eet dit?
It hunts, and according to its description it only does so on moonless nights.1
Regtig waar!Foto van California forest scorpion
California forest scorpion. Foto: Evrytte Carlson. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • Typically dark brown or black, with legs that are translucent yellowish-brown1
  • Eight legs and two large claws in front of the mouth1
  • A squat body with a thinner tail than many other scorpion species1
  • Males are duller in colour, smaller and shorter than females1
  • On the underside of the fifth tail segment, a ridge forks into a shape like a 'Y'1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

It is venomous. Its sting is milder than a honeybee's sting.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

It is described as smaller than a little finger, with a sting milder than a honeybee's. It is so shy that it is most often seen running away.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It is most often seen running away rather than standing its ground.1

As dit steek

  • Koel die steek met 'n yspak af en hou die persoon stil. Kry vinnig mediese hulp, veral vir kinders: sommige skerpioene is dodelik vir kinders.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

  • Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
  • Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
  • As een jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

California forest scorpion omtrent 6 cm lank (2,4 in)'n Skuifspeld omtrent 3 cm (1,2 in)'n Slimfoon omtrent 15 cm (5,9 in)
so lank soos 2 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan 100 meter in 260 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is California forest scorpion in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

1

It is so shy that it hunts only on moonless nights.1

2

After birth, the young climb onto the mother's back, and their legs never touch the ground during the climb.1

3

It is considered a foundational species in California's Redwood Forests and Oak Woodlands, which means the ecosystem relies on it.1

4

It needs a moister environment than many other scorpion species, so it stays under rocks, bark and dead trees.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Uroctonus mordax
Groep
Skerpioene
Familie
Vaejovidae2
Orde
Scorpiones
Kontinente
Noord-Amerika
Babas
It gives birth to live young, mainly in summer. The young are born in a membrane that the mother holds until they can escape, then they climb onto her back.1
Gevaar vir mense
1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Uroctonus mordax (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Uroctonus mordax (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
  3. Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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