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Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede

Scolopendra morsitans

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

Hanya sakitSakit, tetapi tidak akan melukaimu dengan serius.

Lipan

GigitanMakan: Daging

Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

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

Hidup di

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

Afrika, Asia, Australia dan Oseania

Beranda

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

Panjang

13 cm (5 in)1

Kecepatan tertinggi

sekitar 1,5 km/jam (0,93 mph)

Di darat, perkiraan kasar

Apa makanannya?

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

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

Cara mengenalinya

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

Sering tertukar dengan: 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

Kekuatan bisa

Gigitan

Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.

Apa efek bisanya?

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

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

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

Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?

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

Jika ia menggigit

Cuci gigitan, dinginkan atau rendam dalam air hangat untuk meredakan nyeri, dan cari bantuan medis jika memburuk.

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 menggigitmu: 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?

sepanjang 4 balok mainan yang dijajarkanbisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 240 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)

Seberapa besar Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede 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)

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede sekitar 1,5 km/jam (0,93 mph)

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

layak diketahui

Fakta

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

Pembongkar mitos

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

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

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah: Scolopendra morsitans
Kelompok: Lipan
Keluarga: Scolopendridae2
Urutan: Scolopendromorpha
Benua: Afrika, Asia, Australia dan Oseania
Anak: 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
Umur: sekitar 4 tahun1
Bahaya bagi manusia: 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana faktanya berasal

Scolopendra morsitans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Scolopendra morsitans (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
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