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Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede

Scolopendra morsitans
Sobre el nom: The genus name Scolopendra comes from a Greek term meaning 'biting earthworms', and morsitans is Latin for 'that bites'.1
Només fa malFa mal, però no et farà cap mal greu.
Centpeus MossegadesMenja: Carn
Perill per a les persones: DolorósPot fer molt de mal, però gairebé mai no és greu.

The Tanzanian blue ringleg is a centipede with a bright red head, though its colour varies from place to place. It lives in warm places across many parts of the world, including much of Australia, Africa, Asia and the Americas. It is a fast-hunting nocturnal predator, and its bite can be painful.1

Viu a
Native to much of Australia, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Madagascar and Sri Lanka; introduced to the Americas1
Àfrica, Àsia, Austràlia i Oceania
Inici
It prefers warm environments and needs enough air humidity to survive. It shelters under leaves, bark, logs and other ground debris, and is often found in inhabited areas. Its preference for conditions similar to those on ships has been suggested as a reason for its spread.1
Llargada
13 cm (5 in)1
Velocitat màxima
uns 1,5 km/h (0,93 mph)
A terra, estimació aproximada
Què menja?
It is an aggressive and opportunistic predator that hunts mainly at night. It eats other arthropods and some small vertebrates, using its strong jaws and venom to capture, incapacitate and digest its prey.1
De debò!Foto de Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede
Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede. Foto: Jackson Nugent. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Com reconèixer-lo

  • Adults are generally characterised by a bright red head and a brownish body.1
  • Adults have distinct striations, or lines, between each body segment.1
  • Juveniles lack clear stripes and often have a head that is a similar colour to their body.1
  • Adults grow to around 13 cm, though colour varies widely between populations, so colour alone can be misleading.1
  • In the field, the species can sometimes be told apart from other Scolopendras by its relatively thick rear legs, called ultimate legs.1

Sovint es confon amb: It is often confused with the giant red-headed centipede (Scolopendra heros), the Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspines) and the Tanzanian blue ring centipede (Ethmostigmus trignopdus), which have similar-sounding common names. Thick rear legs can help separate it from other Scolopendras.1

Poder del verí

Mossegades

El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.

Què fa el seu verí?

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves, and it rapidly paralyses and kills prey. The venom contains serotonin, which causes a pain response, along with proteins and enzymes. In humans, bites can cause redness, swelling and, in some cases, severe pain.1

Com de perillós és per a les persones?

Perill per a les persones: DolorósPot fer molt de mal, però gairebé mai no és greu.

Bites in humans cause redness, swelling and sometimes severe pain. Robust case studies of this species are limited, so its effects on people are not well documented.1

Què fa quan té por?

When approached from behind, it raises its ultimate legs aggressively, which may confuse predators by disguising its vulnerable flanks as its fang-bearing head.1

Si mossega

  • Renta la mossegada, refreda-la o posa-la en remull en aigua tèbia per al dolor, i busca ajuda mèdica si empitjora.

Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics

Estigues segur

  • No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
  • Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
  • Si te'n mossega un: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.

No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur

Que gran és?

Quant fa de llarg?

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede uns 13 cm de llarg (5 in)Un clip uns 3 cm (1,2 in)Un mòbil uns 15 cm (5,9 in)
fa de llarg com 4 peces de construcció de joguina en filapodria recórrer 100 metres en 240 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)

Que gran és Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede comparat amb TU?

Només càlculs al teu navegador. No es desa ni s'envia res enlloc.

Com de ràpid va?

val la pena saber-ho

Dades

1

Centipedes are the only known animals whose venom partly comes from genes transferred horizontally from several other groups of organisms.1

2

Enzymes in its venom let it digest prey outside its body, sucking out the broken-down contents through the prey's exoskeleton.1

3

The venom of this species contained the first active enzymes ever found in any centipede venom, discovered at Ain Shams University in 1983.1

4

It is kept as a pet and traded internationally, with prices averaging around US$35 online.1

Desmuntamites

Mite: The species can be identified by its colour alone.

Veritat: Colour varies widely across regional populations, so colour alone can be misleading.1

Per a experts en verins

Nom científic
Scolopendra morsitans
Grup
Centpeus
Família
Scolopendridae2
Ordre
Scolopendromorpha
Continents
Àfrica, Àsia, Austràlia i Oceania
Cries
The female builds a brood chamber under the ground and lays 22 to 86 eggs, coiling around them and her young to guard them.1
Esperança de vida
uns 4 anys1
Perill per a les persones
2 / 5: Dolorós3

D'on surten les dades

  1. Scolopendra morsitans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scolopendra morsitans (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
  3. Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.

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