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Amazonian black scorpion

Tityus obscurus

Kisobola okuttaKisobola okukutta nga tofunye bujjanjabi. Bwe kikubojja, funa obuyambi mangu.

KibojjaKirya: Ennyama

Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

The Amazonian black scorpion is one of the largest scorpions in its genus, Tityus. It lives in the rainforests of northern South America and hunts at night. Its sting can be dangerous, and it has caused deaths and serious illness in people.1

Kibeera mu

Northern South America, mainly Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname1

Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo

Awaka

It lives in tropical and sub-tropical forests, mainly the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname. During the day it hides under stones, logs or loose bark.1

Obuwanvu

6,5 cm okutuuka ku 10 cm (2,6 in okutuuka ku 3,9 in)1

Embiro ezisinga

nga 1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)

Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka

Kirya ki?

It is nocturnal and hunts at night, mainly eating insects and other arthropods.1

Ekifaananyi kya Amazonian black scorpion — Amazonian black scorpion. Ekifaananyi: Ythier E (2018) A synopsis of the scorpion fauna of French Guiana, with description of four new species. ZooKeys 764: 27-90. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.764. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

Black in colour, with a flattened body and legs1
Relatively thin claws1
Adults can grow up to 65–100 mm, making it one of the largest Tityus species1
Juveniles have a brown body with a darkened tail section1
Active at night, when it comes out to hunt1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kibojja

Obusagwa buyita mu ggwa lyakyo eribojja.

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

Its venom contains excitatory neurotoxins, which overstimulate the nerves, and cardiotoxins, which damage the heart. Reported symptoms in people include severe local pain, swelling, heavy sweating, vomiting, numbness that spreads, muscle twitching, convulsions, drowsiness, hallucinations, fast breathing, a fast heartbeat and heavy drooling. Symptoms can come on quickly and become severe.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

In Guyana, a 16-year-old boy died 16 hours after being stung. Over a 12-month period in Guyana, three people died: two children and a 30-year-old man. In Santarém, Pará, Brazil, a presumed sting by this species caused acute cerebellar dysfunction in 58 patients, with symptoms lasting up to two days. Two of these patients had intense rhabdomyolysis, a breakdown of muscle tissue, and acute kidney injury.1

Bwe kibojja

Nyogoza ekifo ekibojjeddwa ne ayisi era omuntu muleke ateetambula. Funa obuyambi bw'abasawo mangu, naddala ku baana: enjaba ezimu zitta abaana.

Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi

Weekuume

Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
Bw'emu ekubojja: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.

Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma

Wa mu nsi?

Afirika Asiya Bulaaya Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo Awusitureeliya ne Oseyaniya

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

kiwanvu nga bbulooka 3 ez'okuzannyisa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 200 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Amazonian black scorpion kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

Enfuddu nga 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Amazonian black scorpion nga 1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)

Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

kirungi okumanya

Ebituufu

Deaths from this scorpion have been reported in Guyana, including a 16-year-old boy who died 16 hours after being stung.1

Its venom affects both the nerves and the heart.1

In Santarém, Brazil, a presumed sting by this species affected 58 patients, with symptoms that could last for two days.1

It hides during the day under stones, logs and loose bark, and comes out at night to hunt.1

It is one of the largest species in the genus Tityus.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi: Tityus obscurus
Ekibinja: Enjaba
Amaka: Buthidae2
Ensengeka: Scorpiones
Ssemazinga: Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo
Akabi eri abantu: 4 / 5: Kya kabi nnyo3

Ebituufu we biva

Tityus obscurus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Tityus obscurus (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
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