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Fat-tailed scorpion

Androctonus australis
Oor die naam: The name joins the Greek word for "man-killer" with the Latin word for "south", giving "southern man-killer".1
Kan doodmaakKan jou doodmaak sonder behandeling. As dit jou steek, kry vinnig hulp.
Skerpioene StekeEet: Vleis
Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.

The fat-tailed scorpion is a hardy desert scorpion from North Africa. It can survive powerful sandstorms without digging a burrow. Its venom is among the most dangerous of any scorpion in the world, so it is important to know it by sight and keep well away from it.1

Leef in
North Africa1
Afrika
Tuis
It is found mainly in deserts and other arid places. During the day it hides in humid, dark places and comes out at night to hunt.1
Lengte
10 cm (3,9 in)1
Topspoed
omtrent 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Wat eet dit?
It feeds on insects, small lizards and even small mammals, hunting at night. Cannibalism has been reported in this species.1
Regtig waar!Foto van Fat-tailed scorpion
Fat-tailed scorpion. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • It is a medium-sized scorpion that can grow up to 10 centimetres long.1
  • It has a very thick, powerful tail.1
  • Stripes run along the sides of its dome-shaped body.1
  • Its armour is covered in tiny dome-shaped granules.1
  • It is active at night and hides by day.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Generally similar scorpions from the Middle East and India were once thought to be this species. Recent studies treat them as different species.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom is very potent and is mainly made of neurotoxins (which attack the nerves), cardiotoxins (which harm the heart) and myotoxins (which damage muscle). It also contains hemotoxins, which affect the blood. Deaths in people usually occur through heart and breathing failure, and sometimes through bleeding in the brain, organ damage or shock.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.

It is one of the world's most dangerous scorpions, due to the strength of its venom and its aggressive temperament. It claims several lives each year.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

Waar in die wêreld?

AfrikaAsiëEuropaNoord-AmerikaSuid-AmerikaAustralië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Fat-tailed scorpion omtrent 10 cm lank (3,9 in)'n Skuifspeld omtrent 3 cm (1,2 in)'n Slimfoon omtrent 15 cm (5,9 in)
so lank soos 3 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan 100 meter in 180 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Fat-tailed 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 can withstand sandstorms strong enough to strip paint off steel, and it does not dig burrows to shelter from them.1

2

Researchers have considered copying this surface texture for use on aeroplanes and helicopters.1

3

Its armour has dome-shaped granules about 10 micrometres high, and scientists think this texture helps protect it from sand.1

4

The lethal dose (LD50) of its venom is 0.32 mg per kg when injected under the skin.1

5

Its venom contains a toxin called AaTX1, which was first found in this species.1

Mite-breker

Mite: The fat-tailed scorpion lives across the Middle East and as far east as India.

Waarheid: Older data suggested a wider range, but more recent studies have discredited this. It is found in North Africa.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Androctonus australis
Groep
Skerpioene
Familie
Buthidae2
Orde
Scorpiones
Kontinente
Afrika
Gevaar vir mense
4 / 5: Baie gevaarlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Androctonus australis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Androctonus australis (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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