Br. 0914 od 1 402

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede

Scolopendra morsitans

O imenu: The genus name Scolopendra comes from a Greek term meaning 'biting earthworms', and morsitans is Latin for 'that bites'.1

Samo boliBoli, ali ti neće ozbiljno naštetiti.

Stonoge

UgriziJede: Meso

Opasnost za ljude: BolnoMože jako boljeti, ali gotovo nikad nije ozbiljno.

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

Živi u

Native to much of Australia, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Madagascar and Sri Lanka; introduced to the Americas1

Afrika, Azija, Australija i Oceanija

Početna

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

Duljina

13 cm (5 in)1

Najveća brzina

oko 1,5 km/h (0,93 mph)

Na kopnu, gruba procjena

Što jede?

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

Fotografija: Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede — Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede. Fotografija: Jackson Nugent. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Kako ga prepoznati

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

Često se miješa s: 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

Otrovna snaga

Ugrizi

Otrov izlazi kroz očnjake ili zube kad ugrize.

Što radi njegov otrov kad ugrize ili ubode?

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

Koliko je opasno za ljude?

Opasnost za ljude: BolnoMože jako boljeti, ali gotovo nikad nije ozbiljno.

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

Što radi kad se uplaši?

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

Ako ugrize

Operi ugriz, ohladi ga ili ga namoči u toploj vodi protiv boli i potraži liječničku pomoć ako se pogorša.

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 te neka ugrize: ne paniči, miruj, nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve (112, 000, 911) ili brzo idi u bolnicu. Zapamti kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaže.

Ne želi ti ništa loše. Otrov koristi za lov hrane ili za obranu i mnogo bi se radije sakrilo. Više o sigurnosti

Gdje u svijetu?

Afrika Azija Europa Sjeverna Amerika Južna Amerika Australija i Oceanija

Koliko je veliko?

Koliko je dugo?

dugo kao 4 kockica za slaganje u nizumoglo bi pretrčati 100 metara za 240 sekundi (najbržem čovjeku treba 9,6)

Koliko je Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede velika životinja u usporedbi s TOBOM?

Samo matematika u tvom pregledniku. Ništa se ne sprema niti šalje nikamo.

Koliko je brzo?

Kornjača oko 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede oko 1,5 km/h (0,93 mph)

Osoba koja hoda oko 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

vrijedi znati

Činjenice

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

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

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

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

Razbijač mitova

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

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

Za stručnjake za otrove

Znanstveni naziv: Scolopendra morsitans
Skupina: Stonoge
Obitelj: Scolopendridae2
Redoslijed: Scolopendromorpha
Kontinenti: Afrika, Azija, Australija i Oceanija
Mladunci: 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
Životni vijek: oko 4 godina1
Opasnost za ljude: 2 / 5: Bolno3

Odakle su činjenice

Scolopendra morsitans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Scolopendra morsitans (iNaturalist): imena i klasifikacija.
Venom Wiki: razina opasnosti, tipična veličina i procijenjena brzina naše su. Pogledaj kako ih izračunavamo: Kako ocjenjujemo opasnost.

Svaka činjenica na ovoj stranici ima broj koji upućuje na njezin izvor. Ako smo nešto pogriješili, oprosti, mi smo ljubitelji životinja, a ne znanstveni časopis. Javi nam na [email protected] i ispravit ćemo to.

Škorpion je gladan! Venom Wiki je projekt jednog čovjeka: besplatan, bez oglasa i bez praćenja. Mala napojnica pomaže da ostane na internetu.Nahrani škorpiona