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Striped bark scorpion

Centruroides vittatus

Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

StekeEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The striped bark scorpion is a medium-sized, pale yellow scorpion with two dark stripes along its back. It lives across the middle of the United States and in northern Mexico, and it is perhaps the most often seen scorpion in the US. Its sting is painful, but it is very rarely deadly.1

Leef in

Midsection of the United States (including Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas) and northern Mexico1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

It lives in deserts, deciduous and coniferous forests, and temperate grassland. By day it hides under rocks and surface debris, in vegetation, and in old sheds, barns and houses. Thousands of people are stung each year, often while barefoot or when they touch it by accident in houses and other buildings.1

Lengte

7 cm (2,8 in)1

Topspoed

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

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats insects, smaller arachnids and even young of its own kind. It forages on the ground or in vegetation at or after sunset, when it leaves its daytime shelter.1

Foto van Striped bark scorpion — Striped bark scorpion. Foto: Judy Gallagher. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Uniform pale yellow colour1
Two dark, lengthwise stripes on the carapace (the hard shield over the front of the body)1
A dark triangle above the ocular tubercle (the raised bump over the eyes)1
Medium-sized, rarely longer than 70 mm (around 2 3/4 in)1
Some paler individuals lack the stripes1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom contains neurotoxins, which attack the nerves. These can cause tingling and numbness (paresthesia) and muscle spasms. One toxin keeps pain-sensing nerves firing for longer than normal, so the pain lasts. In rare severe cases, the venom can trigger a strong allergic-type reaction, with swelling, breathing trouble and, in the most severe cases, anaphylactic shock.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Thousands of people are stung every year. The sting is painful and causes localised swelling, and it is very rarely deadly. Severe allergic-type reactions have occurred in some cases.1

As dit steek

Swelling can be treated with an ice pack. Get medical help straight away if symptoms are strong, because stings from some related bark scorpions can be deadly.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 Striped bark 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)

Striped bark 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

Before mating, males hold a showdown, waving their tails until one backs down. The winner then performs a courtship dance called the promenade a deux, in which larger males usually succeed.1

Unlike most scorpions, this species is social, so males and females have more chances to meet and compete for mates.1

In Colorado, people hunt for these scorpions with blacklights each late summer around the Cheyenne Mountain area.1

Populations have been found in some cities far outside its natural range, most likely brought there by human activity.1

Birds, reptiles, some mammals and larger arachnids prey on it, and juveniles spend much of their time in vegetation to avoid being eaten.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Centruroides vittatus
Groep: Skerpioene
Familie: Buthidae2
Orde: Scorpiones
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Babas: The female carries live young for about 8 months. The young ride on her back for at least one moult.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Striped bark scorpion (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Centruroides vittatus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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