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Italian scorpion

Euscorpius italicus

Oor die naam: It was first discovered in Italy, which is where its scientific name, italicus, comes from.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 Italian scorpion is a small scorpion that lives around the Mediterranean and in parts of southern Europe. It is the largest scorpion in its genus, and it often lives in and around buildings and ruins. It is considered harmless to people.1

Leef in

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey and other countries around the Mediterranean. Introduced to Yemen.1

Europa

Tuis

It lives in warm places such as ruins, buildings, under furniture and in cracks in walls. It is most often found near humans or in places people have changed a lot. In nature it hides under rocks, and in the Eastern Mediterranean it can be found in mountain forests.1

Lengte

2,9 cm tot 5 cm (1,1 in tot 2 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 1,2 km/h (0,75 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It hunts other small arthropods, including isopods, centipedes, earwigs, crickets, moths and spiders. It only hunts prey smaller than itself.1

Foto van Italian scorpion — Italian scorpion. Foto: Emanuele Santarelli. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Colour ranges from dark reddish brown to bluish black.1
The underside and tail tip (telson) are slightly lighter than the rest of the body.1
It is the largest species in its genus, with adults reaching up to 5 cm long.1
It is nocturnal, so it is mostly active at night and hides during the day.1

Word dikwels verwar met: It is sometimes confused with Tetratrichobothrius flavicaudis. Scorpions in the genus Euscorpius are generally very similar, so identification is often difficult. Its larger size can help.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

It rarely uses its stinger and is considered harmless. It has a mild temperament and spends most of its life hiding.1

As dit steek

If stung, it is enough to clean and disinfect the wound.1
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?

korter as jou pinkiekan 100 meter in 300 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Italian 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)

Italian scorpion omtrent 1,2 km/h (0,75 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Females carry their young on their back. The young leave their mother after their first moult, which happens about 6 or 7 days after birth.1

In the wild it is thought to live between 4 and 8 years, and one individual in a laboratory lived for over 10 years.1

Males need 5 to 6 moults to become adults, and females need 6 to 7.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Italian scorpions are dangerous to people because they have a sting.

Waarheid: It is considered harmless. It rarely uses its stinger, and a sting only needs cleaning and disinfecting.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Euscorpius italicus
Groep: Skerpioene
Familie: Euscorpiidae2
Orde: Scorpiones
Kontinente: Europa
Babas: It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. Females carry between 9 and 62 young, which climb onto the mother's back straight after birth.1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Euscorpius italicus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Euscorpius italicus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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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