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Natal Emperor scorpion
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Emperor scorpion

Pandinus imperator
Alaa boneAlaa bone e yimɓe. Alaa ko haanaa hulude.
Yaare JukkugolIna ñaama: Teew
Bone e yimɓe: HoyɗoNo jukkugol ñaaki walla ko ɓuri famɗude. Ko ɓuri heewde alaa bone e yimɓe.

The emperor scorpion is one of the largest scorpions in the world, with adults averaging about 20 cm long. It lives in rainforests and savannas in West Africa. It is popular in the pet trade, and it is protected by CITES because over-collecting threatened wild populations.1

Ina wuuri e
West Africa, in rainforests and savannas, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon1
Afrik
Hello arano
It burrows beneath the soil and hides under rocks and debris. It often burrows into termite mounds, and lives in both tropical forest and open savanna.1
Juuteendi
20 cm (7,9 in)1
Teddeendi
30 g (1,1 oz)1
Yaawde ɓurnde
hedde 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)
E leydi yoornde, miijo
Hol ko ngal ñaamata?
It mainly eats insects and other land invertebrates, with termites making up a large part of its diet. It sometimes eats larger animals such as rodents and lizards. It uses its large claws to tear apart prey, and its sting injects venom that liquefies the food.1
Goonga!Natal Emperor scorpion
Emperor scorpion. Natal: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

No anndirte ngal

  • Large body, usually black, with a metallic greenish-black exoskeleton1
  • Large pincers that are blackish-red and have a granular texture1
  • Long tail that curves back over the body, ending in a sharp, curved stinger1
  • Glows pastel green or greenish-blue under ultraviolet light1

Ina heewi waylondireede e: It is often confused with scorpions of the genus Heterometrus.1

Doole tooke

Jukkugol

Tooke ngal ina yaltira jukkirgal.

Hol ko tooke ŋatgol mum waɗata?

Its venom contains ion channel toxins, including imperatoxin and pandinotoxin. Most people are not severely affected by its sting, and its venom does not cause severe symptoms in most people. Juveniles use their sting to paralyse prey, while adults rely mainly on their claws.1

Hol no bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Bone e yimɓe: HoyɗoNo jukkugol ñaaki walla ko ɓuri famɗude. Ko ɓuri heewde alaa bone e yimɓe.

Its sting is usually mild, similar to a bee sting in many cases. Most people are not severely affected, although some people may be allergic to scorpion stings in general.1

Hol ko ngal waɗata so ina hula?

Adults do not normally use their sting to defend themselves, although young scorpions may use it.1

So ina jukka

  • Ɓuuɓnu nokku jukkaaɗo oo e galaas, haɗ neɗɗo oo dillaade. Heɓ ballal cafrol law, ɓuri noon e sukaaɓe: yaare goɗɗe ina mbara sukaaɓe.

Adii fof noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wonaa saaraangal doktoor. Ko adii e ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a ñiŋŋu kullal ladde haa abada, hay so ngal ina famɗi, hay so ina nanndi e ɗaaniingal walla maayngal.
  • Accu ngal nokku. So a fotti e ngal, deƴƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • So gooto jukkii ma: deƴƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911) walla yahu opitaal law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal ina walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañde ma. Ina huutoroo tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reenaade, ina ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentortoo

Hol no mawniri?

Hol no juutiri?

Emperor scorpion hedde 20 cm juutde (7,9 in)Banaana hedde 18 cm (7,1 in)Ullundu galle hedde 50 cm (1,6 ft)

Hol no teddiri?

teddude no ñippirɗe kaayitaaje 30
juutde no kaaɗe mahirɗe 6 ɗaɓɓondiraaɗeina waawi taƴde 100 meeteer e segonde 100 (neɗɗo ɓurɗo yaawde ina sokli 9,6)

Hol no Emperor scorpion mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?

Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.

Hol no yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndude

Humpito

1

Its body glows greenish-blue under ultraviolet light, as other scorpions do.1

2

It can burrow through termite mounds up to about 1.8 metres deep to hunt prey.1

3

It is one of the largest scorpions in the world, and is one of the most famous scorpions.1

4

Its sensory hairs on the pincers and tail detect vibrations in the air and ground, which helps it find prey.1

5

It is popular in the pet trade because it is docile, large and hardy, and it can live up to 8 years in captivity.1

Feññinoowo fenaande

Fenaande: Emperor scorpions are aggressive and their stings are deadly.

Goonga: They are known for being docile, and their stings are usually mild. Most people are not severely affected.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Pandinus imperator
Fedde
Yaare
Ɓesngu
Scorpionidae2
Ordre
Scorpiones
Leyɗe mawɗe
Afrik
Juuteendi nguurndam
hedde duuɓi 81
Hol no ngal woniri e ladde
CITES-listed, protected to prevent over-collecting in the wild1
Bone e yimɓe
1 / 5: Hoyɗo3

Ɗo humpito iwri

  1. Emperor scorpion (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pandinus imperator (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.

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