Mangrove horseshoe crab
Otrovno za jeloJede: MesoOtrovno na dodir ili za jelo, ne ugrizom ili ubodomThe mangrove horseshoe crab is a sea creature with a hard shell and a long spiky tail. It lives in warm, shallow, muddy coastal waters in South and Southeast Asia. Its flesh contains a deadly poison, so it is important to know it apart from a safe relative.1

Kako ga prepoznati
- It is the smallest of the four living horseshoe crab species.1
- Its tail has a rounded cross section. In the other species the tail is essentially triangular.1
- Females are larger than males. Females are typically about 30.5 to 31.5 cm long including the tail.1
- Adults have a large dome-shaped front shell, a smaller rear shell with spines on its edge, and a spike-like tail.1
Često se miješa s: It is often confused with Tachypleus gigas, which is harmless to eat. The mangrove horseshoe crab has a rounded tail, while T. gigas has a triangular one. Tachypleus tridentatus can live in the same habitat.1
Snaga otrova
Štetno je samo ako ga nešto pojede.
Što radi njegov otrov ako ga dotakneš ili pojedeš?
Its flesh contains tetrodotoxin (TTX), a poison that is lethal. This is a poison in the food, not a venom from a bite or sting.1
Koliko je opasno za ljude?
Opasnost za ljude: Vrlo opasnoMože ubiti osobu koja ne dobije liječenje.Several cases of food poisoning have happened after people ate this crab, and some of these cases were fatal. These cases usually occur when the crab is mistaken for the harmless T. gigas.1
Ako ga je netko dotaknuo ili pojeo
- Ako ga je netko pojeo ili ima simptome nakon što ga je pojeo: odmah nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve ili centar za otrovanja.
Uvijek prvo nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve (112, 000, 911). Ovo su opće upute za prvu pomoć, a ne liječnički savjet. Osnove prve pomoći
Ostani na sigurnom
- Nikad ne diraj, ne hvataj i ne zadirkuj divlju životinju, čak ni malu, i čak ni ako izgleda kao da spava ili je mrtva.
- Ostavi joj prostora. Ako je sretneš, ne paniči, polako se odmakni i pusti je da ode svojim putem.
- Ako ga dotakneš ili pojedeš: ne trljaj oči ni usta, operi ruke i potraži liječničku pomoć.
Ne želi ti ništa loše. Njegov otrov služi samo tome da ga nitko ne pojede. Više o sigurnosti
Gdje u svijetu?
Koliko je veliko?
Koliko je dugo?
dugo kao 2 banana poredanih u nizu
dugo kao 12 kockica za slaganje u nizuKoliko je Mangrove horseshoe crab velika životinja u usporedbi s TOBOM?
Samo matematika u tvom pregledniku. Ništa se ne sprema niti šalje nikamo.
Koliko je brzo?
Činjenice
Its flesh contains a lethal poison, but its roe is a prized delicacy in Thailand, where it is served in a salad called yam khai maeng da.1
Horseshoe crabs have remained almost unchanged in shape and size for millions of years, and their fossils over 400 million years old look almost identical to living ones.1
Juveniles grow about 33% bigger each time they moult, taking about five moults to grow from 2 cm to adult size.1
Males cling to the backs of females for long periods before the eggs are laid, and it is thought that this species is monogamous.1
Horseshoe crabs have two compound eyes, which are mainly used to find a mate.1
Razbijač mitova
Mit: All horseshoe crabs are safe to eat.
Istina: The mangrove horseshoe crab is not safe. Its flesh contains lethal tetrodotoxin, unlike T. gigas, which is harmless to eat.1
Za stručnjake za otrove
- Znanstveni naziv
- Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
- Skupina
- Druge životinje otrovne na dodir ili za jelo
- Obitelj
- Limulidae2
- Redoslijed
- Xiphosurida
- Kontinenti
- Indijski ocean, Tihi ocean, Južnokinesko more, Andamansko more, Bengalski zaljev, Oceani
- Mladunci
- Females lay about 3500 eggs in a hole dug in the sand or mud, and the male fertilises them. The large eggs hatch after a couple of weeks into miniature versions of the adults.1
- Opasnost za ljude
- 4 / 5: Vrlo opasno3
Odakle su činjenice
- Mangrove horseshoe crab (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (iNaturalist): imena i klasifikacija.
- Venom Wiki: razina opasnosti, tipična veličina i procijenjena brzina naše su. Pogledaj kako ih izračunavamo: Kako ocjenjujemo opasnost.
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