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Indian red scorpion

Hottentotta tamulus
Tentang namanya: The species name tamulus is thought to come from the Tamil people of southeastern India, where the scorpion occurs.1
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The Indian red scorpion is a small, venomous scorpion found across most of India, eastern Pakistan, the eastern lowlands of Nepal and, more recently, Sri Lanka. It often lives close to people, so its sting is a serious concern in busy rural areas, especially for children.1

Hidup di
Most of India, eastern Pakistan, the eastern lowlands of Nepal, and recently recorded in Sri Lanka1
Asia
Beranda
It lives in vegetated lowlands with a humid subtropical to tropical climate, and often lives close to or inside human homes, especially in rural areas. It is found in scrubland, cropland, mango orchards, Eucalyptus plantations and under tree bark. People mostly meet it at night or in the early morning, when it crawls into beds or falls from ceilings.1
Panjang
5 cm sampai 9 cm (2 in sampai 3,5 in)1
Kecepatan tertinggi
sekitar 1,6 km/jam (0,99 mph)
Di darat, perkiraan kasar
Apa makanannya?
It is nocturnal and hunts small invertebrates, and sometimes small vertebrates such as lizards.1
Beneran!Foto Indian red scorpion
Indian red scorpion. Foto: Shantanu Kuveskar. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Cara mengenalinya

  • Its walking legs and the tips of its pincers are bright orange-yellow to light reddish-brown.1
  • Its body is about 5 to 9 cm long (50 to 90 mm).1
  • It has three distinct ridges (carinae) on the top of its body segments.1
  • It has rather small pincers, a moderately thick tail and a rounded tail tip with a large stinger.1
  • In males, the base of the pincers is slightly more swollen than in females.1

Sering tertukar dengan: Under tree bark, its close relative Hottentotta pachyurus is far more common, making up about 91% of scorpions found there in one study in Pune, western India. Scorpions found under bark in that area are therefore more likely to be that species.1

Kekuatan bisa

Sengatan

Bisanya keluar lewat sengat.

Apa efek bisanya?

The venom is a complex mixture of proteins, including a toxin called tamapin. It mainly affects the heart and lungs, causing symptoms such as severe local pain, vomiting, sweating, unconsciousness, muscle convulsions, breathlessness, abnormal heart rhythms, shock and pulmonary oedema (fluid in the lungs), which may cause death.1

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

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It is of great medical significance in densely populated areas of India and Nepal and occasionally causes human deaths. Clinical studies report fatality rates of 8 to 40%, and most victims are children. In Sri Lanka, 12 children in Jaffna died from its stings in 2011, and 80 patients were recorded in 2012.1

Kabar baik: dokter punya obat (antibisa) atau pengobatan untuk ini.1

Jika ia menyengat

  • Antivenin is the specific treatment, combined with supportive care such as vasodilators for heart effects and benzodiazepines for muscle effects. Scorpion antivenom has shown little effect in clinical treatment, while the drug prazosin, which lowers raised blood pressure, is usually recommended and reduces the mortality rate to less than 4%. Get to a hospital fast.1
  • 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

Seberapa besar dia?

Seberapa panjang dia?

Indian red scorpion panjangnya sekitar 9 cm (3,5 in)Penjepit kertas sekitar 3 cm (1,2 in)Ponsel pintar sekitar 15 cm (5,9 in)
sepanjang 3 balok mainan yang dijajarkanbisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 220 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)

Seberapa besar Indian red scorpion dibandingkan KAMU?

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Seberapa cepat dia?

layak diketahui

Fakta

1

Most of its victims are children, and clinical studies report fatality rates of 8 to 40%.1

2

It often comes indoors, where it may crawl into beds or fall from ceilings at night.1

3

Its venom affects the heart and lungs more than the nerves, which is why its symptoms can become life-threatening.1

4

Prazosin, a drug used to lower blood pressure, reduces its mortality rate to less than 4%.1

5

It was not originally found in Sri Lanka, but studies from 2010 to 2013 showed it is now present there.1

Pembongkar mitos

Mitos: Five different subspecies of the Indian red scorpion exist.

Faktanya: R.I. Pocock described five groups in 1900, but these are colour variants (colour morphs), not true subspecies.1

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah
Hottentotta tamulus
Kelompok
Kalajengking
Keluarga
Buthidae2
Urutan
Scorpiones
Benua
Asia
Bahaya bagi manusia
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Dari mana faktanya berasal

  1. Hottentotta tamulus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hottentotta tamulus (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
  3. Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.

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