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Flower urchin

Toxopneustes pileolus

Tentang namanya: Its scientific genus name, Toxopneustes, means "poison breath", and its species name, pileolus, means "little cap".1

Bisa membunuhBisa membunuhmu tanpa pengobatan. Jika ia menyengatmu, segera cari bantuan.

Bulu babi, bintang laut, dan cacing

SengatanMakan: Sedikit dari semuanya

Bahaya bagi manusia: Sangat berbahayaBisa membunuh orang yang tidak diobati.

The flower urchin is a sea urchin with flower-shaped claws that can sting. It lives on coral reefs, in seagrass beds and on rocky or sandy sea floors across the Indo-West Pacific. It is one of the sea urchins most likely to cause a painful and medically significant sting.1

Hidup di

Tropical Indo-West Pacific, from Okinawa (Japan) south to Tasmania (Australia), and west from the Red Sea and East African coast east to Rarotonga (Cook Islands)1

Samudra Hindia, Samudra Pasifik, Laut Merah, Laut Koral, Laut Filipina, Laut Timor dan Laut Arafura, Teluk Benggala

Beranda

It is found among coral reefs, coral rubble, rocks, sand and seagrass beds, at depths from the surface down to 90 m. It may partly bury itself in the sea floor. Its habitat includes coral reef areas where people snorkel and dive.1

Panjang

15 cm sampai 20 cm (5,9 in sampai 7,9 in)1

Kecepatan tertinggi

sekitar 0,02 km/jam (0,01 mph)

Berenang, perkiraan kasar

Apa makanannya?

It feeds on algae, bryozoans (small colonial animals) and organic detritus (decaying material). It grinds its food with five calcareous teeth known as Aristotle's lantern.1

Foto Flower urchin — Flower urchin. Foto: Nhobgood. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

Flower-like claws (globiferous pedicellariae) that are pinkish-white to yellowish-white, with a central purple dot and a bright white rim1
A rigid shell (test) that is deep red and grey, with a purple zigzag pattern along each of the five ambulacral segments; rarely it is greenish or pale purple1
Short, blunt spines, usually hidden beneath the flower-like claws1
A body diameter of about 15 to 20 cm1

Sering tertukar dengan: Other Toxopneustes urchins look similar. Toxopneustes roseus has a uniform pink, brown or purple test and lives only in the eastern Pacific. Toxopneustes elegans, found only around Japan, has a dark stripe just below the tips of its spines. Toxopneustes maculatus is very rare, known from Réunion, Christmas Island and Palmyra Atoll, and has bright violet on its underside and a violet band around its middle.1

Kekuatan bisa

Sengatan

Bisanya keluar lewat sengat.

Apa efek bisanya?

Its venom is made in glands at the base of the flower-like claws, not in the spines. The claws have sharp fang-like tips that can penetrate human skin, and when touched they snap shut and inject venom. The sting is described as extremely painful and medically significant.1

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

Bahaya bagi manusia: Sangat berbahayaBisa membunuh orang yang tidak diobati.

It is considered highly dangerous to people. Its stings are extremely painful and medically significant. Larger individuals with bigger claws are thought to be more dangerous, because the strength of the venom is linked to claw size.1

Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?

When touched or brushed against, its flower-like claws snap shut and inject venom. The claws can break off and stay attached to the skin, continuing to inject venom for several hours.1

Jika ia menyengat

Rendam luka dalam air panas, sepanas yang masih bisa ditahan tanpa melepuh, dan cari bantuan medis untuk mencabut duri. Jangan mengoreknya sendiri.

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 Samudra Pasifik Samudra Hindia Laut Merah Laut Koral Laut Filipina Laut Timor dan Laut Arafura Teluk Benggala

Seberapa besar dia?

Seberapa panjang dia?

sepanjang 6 balok mainan yang dijajarkanlebih lambat dari siput kebun

Seberapa besar Flower urchin dibandingkan KAMU?

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

Seberapa cepat dia?

Kuda laut sekitar 0,0015 km/jam (0 mph)

Flower urchin sekitar 0,02 km/jam (0,01 mph)

Siput kebun sekitar 0,05 km/jam (0,03 mph)

layak diketahui

Fakta

Unlike most venomous sea urchins, it does not sting through its spines. Its venom is delivered through the claws.1

A zebra crab, Zebrida adamsii, often lives attached to its shell. The crab is thought to be immune to its venom.1

Its flower-like claws are the source of its common name and are its most striking feature.1

Tiny shrimp, Athanas areteformis, sometimes live among its spines.1

In the seashell trade, its empty shells are called "mushroom urchins" because they look like mushroom caps.1

Pembongkar mitos

Mitos: Sea urchins sting with their spines.

Faktanya: Flower urchins do not deliver venom through their spines. Their venom comes from the flower-like claws, which snap shut and inject it.1

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah: Toxopneustes pileolus
Kelompok: Bulu babi, bintang laut, dan cacing
Keluarga: Toxopneustidae2
Urutan: Camarodonta
Benua: Samudra Hindia, Samudra Pasifik, Laut Merah, Laut Koral, Laut Filipina, Laut Timor dan Laut Arafura, Teluk Benggala, Samudra
Anak: Eggs and sperm are released into the water during mass spawning events, and fertilisation happens outside the body.1
Bahaya bagi manusia: 4 / 5: Sangat berbahaya3

Dari mana faktanya berasal

Toxopneustes pileolus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Toxopneustes pileolus (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
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