Giant desert hairy scorpion
The giant desert hairy scorpion is the largest scorpion in North America. It lives in the hot deserts of the southwest United States and northwest Mexico. Its sting is painful, but its venom is not strong enough to be fatal.1

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya
- Usually tan to olive-green, with a darker back and yellow pedipalps, legs and tail1
- Body covered in brown hairs, which give it its common name1
- Crab-like pincers1
- Length of 10 to 18 cm, with an average of 15 cm1
- Females have wider, stockier bodies; males have larger pincers1
A na-agwakọkarị ya na: A similar species is Hadrurus spadix. Hadrurus is a genus of large hairy scorpions found in the United States.1
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Its venom is not very potent, but the sting is commonly compared in pain to a honeybee sting. The venom is used to immobilise prey. Allergic reactions are uncommon, but they can cause difficulty breathing, excessive swelling and prolonged pain.1
Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: ObereDị ka ịgba aṅụ ma ọ bụ nke na-erughị ya. Ọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ ghara ịdị njọ nye mmadụ.Its venom is not potent enough to be fatal. Most stings are compared to a honeybee sting in pain. Serious allergic reactions are uncommon but possible.1
Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?
When provoked, it is active and aggressive, and it stings more often when it senses a predator such as a Norway rat by smell.1
Ọ bụrụ na ọ gbaa
- Jiri akpa ice mee ka ebe ọ gbara jụọ oyi, mekwa ka onye ahụ nọrọ jụụ n'emegharịghị ahụ. Chọọ enyemaka ọgwụ ngwa ngwa, karịsịa maka ụmụaka: ụfọdụ akpị nwere ike igbu ụmụaka.
Na-ebu ụzọ kpọọ nọmba mberede gị mgbe niile (112, 000, 911). Nke a bụ ndụmọdụ enyemaka mbụ n'ozuzu, ọ bụghị ndụmọdụ ọgwụ. Isi ihe enyemaka mbụ
Nọrọ na nchekwa
- Emetụla anụ ọhịa aka, ejidela ya, emekwala ya ihe ọjọọ, ọbụna obere, ọbụna ma ọ dị ka ọ na-ehi ụra ma ọ bụ nwụọ anwụ.
- Nye ya ohere. Ọ bụrụ na ị zutere otu, dị jụụ, laghachi azụ nwayọ, hapụ ya ka ọ gaa ụzọ ya.
- Ọ bụrụ na otu gbaa gị: dị jụụ, emegharịla ahụ, kpọọ nọmba mberede gị (112, 000, 911) ma ọ bụ gaa ụlọ ọgwụ ngwa ngwa. Cheta ka o si dị, foto na-enye aka.
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Eziokwu
Small snakes may make up to 10% of its diet, according to field observations.1
Its blood-like fluid, called hemolymph, can kill some bacteria within 1 to 2 minutes in favourable conditions, according to a 2021 study.1
It is the largest scorpion in North America.1
It digs deep burrows, up to 2.5 m long, and comes out at night to hunt and find mates.1
It can sense vibrations in the soil through its brown hairs.1
Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha
Akụkọ ụgha: Big scorpions have dangerous venom.
Eziokwu: Although this scorpion is big, its venom is not very potent and is not fatal.1
Ebe eziokwu ndị a si
- Hadrurus arizonensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Hadrurus arizonensis (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
- Venom Wiki: ọkwa ihe ize ndụ, nha nkịtị na nchepụta ọsọ bụ nke anyị. Lee otú anyị si achọpụta ha: Otú anyị si atụ ihe ize ndụ.
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