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Northeastern Brazilian scorpion

Tityus stigmurus

Moet 'n dokter sienSelde dodelik, maar 'n steek moet deur 'n dokter gesien word.

StekeEet: Insekte

Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Steek moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.

The Northeastern Brazilian scorpion is a venomous scorpion that lives in northeastern Brazil. It is golden-tan or yellowish-brown and grows to about the length of a finger. Its sting can cause serious symptoms, so it should be left alone.1

Leef in

Predominantly northeastern Brazil, especially the Caatinga region, and a number of other Brazilian states1

Suid-Amerika

Tuis

Mainly found in the Caatinga region of northeastern Brazil.1

Lengte

4,5 cm tot 6 cm (1,8 in tot 2,4 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

In captivity it is fed on cockroaches and crickets. Cockroaches are easy prey because they do not hide, so the scorpion can catch them easily.1

Foto van Northeastern Brazilian scorpion — Northeastern Brazilian scorpion. Foto: Jean Martins. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Golden-tan or yellowish-brown body colour1
A dark stripe running over the mesosoma (the main body section behind the head)1
Yellowish or orange pedipalps (the claw-like feelers at the front)1
Adults measure 4.5 to 6 cm in length1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

The venom contains the neurotoxins Tst1 and Tst26, which act on the nerves. Lab tests on mice give an LD50 of 0.575 mg/kg, a measure of how strong a venom is, which is significant. Reported symptoms include local pain, numbness, swelling, burning and itching, plus sweating, headache, vomiting, nausea, tremors, agitation, dizziness, low blood pressure and difficulty breathing.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Steek moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.

A study in Bahia state, Brazil, recorded 237 people stung by this species between January 1982 and December 1995. Symptoms were recorded for only 90 of them, so the full picture is unclear.1

As dit steek

Put an ice pack on the sting to cool it. Go to hospital and ask to be checked for serious complications such as acute kidney injury and pancreatitis. Venom extraction kits were tested and found not to work; they can cause more damage to the wound because of the suction.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?

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 Northeastern Brazilian 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)

Northeastern Brazilian scorpion omtrent 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Females can reproduce without a male, a process called facultative parthenogenesis.1

It does not need to drink water, because it gets moisture from its prey.1

Its venom contains two neurotoxins, Tst1 and Tst26, which affect the nerves.1

Females can have as many as 16 young in one brood, with an average of 8.1

It takes about a year for this scorpion to mature into an adult, which makes it a fast-growing species.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Tityus stigmurus
Groep: Skerpioene
Familie: Buthidae2
Orde: Scorpiones
Kontinente: Suid-Amerika
Babas: Females give birth to live young, usually 2 to 16 at a time, with an average of 8. Pregnancy typically lasts about 3 months, and can be as long as 4 to 5 months.1
Gevaar vir mense: 3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Tityus stigmurus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Tityus stigmurus (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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