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Emperor scorpion

Pandinus imperator

Tidak berbahayaTidak berbahaya bagi manusia. Tidak perlu khawatir.

Kalajengking

SengatanMakan: Daging

Bahaya bagi manusia: RinganSeperti sengatan lebah atau lebih ringan. Pada dasarnya tidak berbahaya bagi manusia.

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

Hidup di

West Africa, in rainforests and savannas, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon1

Afrika

Beranda

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

Panjang

20 cm (7,9 in)1

Berat

30 g (1,1 oz)1

Kecepatan tertinggi

sekitar 3,5 km/jam (2,2 mph)

Di darat, perkiraan kasar

Apa makanannya?

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

Foto Emperor scorpion — Emperor scorpion. Foto: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

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

Sering tertukar dengan: It is often confused with scorpions of the genus Heterometrus.1

Kekuatan bisa

Sengatan

Bisanya keluar lewat sengat.

Apa efek bisanya?

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

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

Bahaya bagi manusia: RinganSeperti sengatan lebah atau lebih ringan. Pada dasarnya tidak berbahaya bagi manusia.

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

Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?

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

Jika ia menyengat

Dinginkan sengatan dengan kompres es dan jaga orangnya tetap diam. Segera cari bantuan medis, terutama untuk anak-anak: beberapa kalajengking mematikan bagi anak-anak.

Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama

Tetap aman

Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
Jika ia menyengatmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.

Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropa Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia dan Oseania

Seberapa besar dia?

Seberapa panjang dia?

Seberapa berat dia?

seberat 30 penjepit kertas

sepanjang 6 balok mainan yang dijajarkanbisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 100 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)

Seberapa besar Emperor scorpion dibandingkan KAMU?

Hanya hitungan di browsermu. Tidak ada yang disimpan atau dikirim ke mana pun.

Seberapa cepat dia?

Kura-kura darat sekitar 0,3 km/jam (0,19 mph)

Emperor scorpion sekitar 3,5 km/jam (2,2 mph)

Orang yang berjalan sekitar 5 km/jam (3,1 mph)

layak diketahui

Fakta

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

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

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

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

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

Pembongkar mitos

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

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

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah: Pandinus imperator
Kelompok: Kalajengking
Keluarga: Scorpionidae2
Urutan: Scorpiones
Benua: Afrika
Umur: sekitar 8 tahun1
Bagaimana keadaannya di alam liar: CITES-listed, protected to prevent over-collecting in the wild1
Bahaya bagi manusia: 1 / 5: Ringan3

Dari mana faktanya berasal

Emperor scorpion (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Pandinus imperator (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
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