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Giant desert hairy scorpion

Hadrurus arizonensis

Oor die naam: Its common name comes from the brown hairs that cover its body.1

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 giant desert hairy scorpion is the largest scorpion in North America. It lives in the hot deserts of the southwest United States and northwest Mexico. Its sting is painful, but its venom is not strong enough to be fatal.1

Leef in

Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwest USA (Arizona, southern California, southern Nevada, south-west Utah) and north-west Mexico1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

It lives in abandoned burrows, small caves and crevices, usually in and around washes or low valleys. It also visits ornamental plants and irrigated lawns, which attract the beetles and other insects it eats. It lives at about 900 to 1800 m above sea level.1

Lengte

10 cm tot 18 cm (3,9 in tot 7,1 in)1

Gewig

4 g tot 7 g (0,1 oz tot 0,2 oz)1

Topspoed

omtrent 2,6 km/h (1,6 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats large insects and spiders, and sometimes small lizards, rodents and other scorpions. It usually waits still and senses vibrations from nearby prey, then grabs it with its pincers and stings it to subdue it.1

Foto van Giant desert hairy scorpion — Giant desert hairy scorpion. Foto: Robb Hannawacker, while working for Joshua Tree National Park. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Usually tan to olive-green, with a darker back and yellow pedipalps, legs and tail1
Body covered in brown hairs, which give it its common name1
Crab-like pincers1
Length of 10 to 18 cm, with an average of 15 cm1
Females have wider, stockier bodies; males have larger pincers1

Word dikwels verwar met: A similar species is Hadrurus spadix. Hadrurus is a genus of large hairy scorpions found in the United States.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom is not very potent, but the sting is commonly compared in pain to a honeybee sting. The venom is used to immobilise prey. Allergic reactions are uncommon, but they can cause difficulty breathing, excessive swelling and prolonged pain.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Its venom is not potent enough to be fatal. Most stings are compared to a honeybee sting in pain. Serious allergic reactions are uncommon but possible.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When provoked, it is active and aggressive, and it stings more often when it senses a predator such as a Norway rat by smell.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?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 7 skuifspelde

so lank soos 6 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n ryso lig dat jy dit nie op jou hand sal voel niekan 100 meter in 140 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Giant desert hairy scorpion in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Giant desert hairy scorpion omtrent 2,6 km/h (1,6 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Small snakes may make up to 10% of its diet, according to field observations.1

Its blood-like fluid, called hemolymph, can kill some bacteria within 1 to 2 minutes in favourable conditions, according to a 2021 study.1

It is the largest scorpion in North America.1

It digs deep burrows, up to 2.5 m long, and comes out at night to hunt and find mates.1

It can sense vibrations in the soil through its brown hairs.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Big scorpions have dangerous venom.

Waarheid: Although this scorpion is big, its venom is not very potent and is not fatal.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Hadrurus arizonensis
Groep: Skerpioene
Familie: Hadruridae2
Orde: Scorpiones
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Babas: It gives birth to live young. The young stay on the mother's back for a week or more before leaving.1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Hadrurus arizonensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Hadrurus arizonensis (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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