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Northern scorpion

Paruroctonus boreus

Oor die naam: The scientific name Paruroctonus comes from Latin and Greek words meaning 'like' and 'tail-killer'. The species name boreus is Greek for 'northern'.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 northern scorpion is a small scorpion that lives across much of western and central North America. It is the only scorpion found in Canada, and it lives further north than any other scorpion species.1

Leef in

Western and central United States, plus British Columbia, Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan in Canada.1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

In northern areas it mostly lives in sagebrush at low elevations. In southern areas it lives in a wider range of places at moderate heights. In Idaho it is most often found on bare, cracked or rocky soil on the slopes of hills, where it shelters in openings in the soil and under stones during the day.1

Lengte

3,5 cm tot 3,9 cm (1,4 in tot 1,5 in)1

Topspoed

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

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It hunts grasshoppers, stink bugs, spiders and other scorpions. It grabs prey with its pedipalps (front claw-like limbs) and sometimes stings it, then feeds on the head first, leaving the hard outer shell.1

Foto van Northern scorpion — Northern scorpion. Foto: Xbuzzi. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Usually light yellow in colour.1
A black V-shaped pattern centred on the middle eyes.1
Faint dark streaks across the rear body segments.1
Moderately sized for a scorpion. Females are larger than males, averaging about 3.9 cm long, while males average about 3.6 cm.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its sting can carry paralysing toxins, which stop prey from moving. Stung prey usually stops struggling within one minute.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Younger scorpions are more willing than adults to use their stinger both to defend themselves and to attack.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?

omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeldkan 100 meter in 300 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Northern 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)

Northern 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

When two northern scorpions fight over territory, the larger one usually wins and eats the loser. Smaller females have sometimes been seen eating larger males.1

Stinger use changes with age. Juveniles sting all their prey, while adults use their stingers on only about 30% of prey.1

Individuals can go without food for phases lasting up to 5 months.1

Young scorpions sit on their mother's back and cannot hunt until they are about 13 to 14 days old.1

Males can roam up to six times as far each day as females.1

They are almost always active at night. They come out of their burrows between 21:30 and 23:00 and stay in during rain or when temperatures drop below 10 °C.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Paruroctonus boreus
Groep: Skerpioene
Familie: Vaejovidae2
Orde: Scorpiones
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Babas: Females give birth to live young, 10 to 40 at a time. The young climb onto the mother's back after birth and stay grouped there.1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Paruroctonus boreus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Paruroctonus boreus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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