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Northeastern Brazilian scorpion

Tityus stigmurus
Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okubojjebwa kwetaaga omusawo.
Enjaba KibojjaKirya: Ebiwuka
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkubojjebwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The Northeastern Brazilian scorpion is a venomous scorpion that lives in northeastern Brazil. It is golden-tan or yellowish-brown and grows to about the length of a finger. Its sting can cause serious symptoms, so it should be left alone.1

Kibeera mu
Predominantly northeastern Brazil, especially the Caatinga region, and a number of other Brazilian states1
Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo
Awaka
Mainly found in the Caatinga region of northeastern Brazil.1
Obuwanvu
4,5 cm okutuuka ku 6 cm (1,8 in okutuuka ku 2,4 in)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
In captivity it is fed on cockroaches and crickets. Cockroaches are easy prey because they do not hide, so the scorpion can catch them easily.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Northeastern Brazilian scorpion
Northeastern Brazilian scorpion. Ekifaananyi: Jean Martins. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Golden-tan or yellowish-brown body colour1
  • A dark stripe running over the mesosoma (the main body section behind the head)1
  • Yellowish or orange pedipalps (the claw-like feelers at the front)1
  • Adults measure 4.5 to 6 cm in length1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kibojja

Obusagwa buyita mu ggwa lyakyo eribojja.

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

The venom contains the neurotoxins Tst1 and Tst26, which act on the nerves. Lab tests on mice give an LD50 of 0.575 mg/kg, a measure of how strong a venom is, which is significant. Reported symptoms include local pain, numbness, swelling, burning and itching, plus sweating, headache, vomiting, nausea, tremors, agitation, dizziness, low blood pressure and difficulty breathing.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkubojjebwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

A study in Bahia state, Brazil, recorded 237 people stung by this species between January 1982 and December 1995. Symptoms were recorded for only 90 of them, so the full picture is unclear.1

Bwe kibojja

  • Put an ice pack on the sting to cool it. Go to hospital and ask to be checked for serious complications such as acute kidney injury and pancreatitis. Venom extraction kits were tested and found not to work; they can cause more damage to the wound because of the suction.1
  • 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

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Northeastern Brazilian scorpion kiwanvu nga 6 cm (2,4 in)Pepa kiripu nga 3 cm (1,2 in)Essimu ey'omu ngalo (smartphone) nga 15 cm (5,9 in)
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Ebituufu

1

Females can reproduce without a male, a process called facultative parthenogenesis.1

2

It does not need to drink water, because it gets moisture from its prey.1

3

Its venom contains two neurotoxins, Tst1 and Tst26, which affect the nerves.1

4

Females can have as many as 16 young in one brood, with an average of 8.1

5

It takes about a year for this scorpion to mature into an adult, which makes it a fast-growing species.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Tityus stigmurus
Ekibinja
Enjaba
Amaka
Buthidae2
Ensengeka
Scorpiones
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo
Abaana abawere
Females give birth to live young, usually 2 to 16 at a time, with an average of 8. Pregnancy typically lasts about 3 months, and can be as long as 4 to 5 months.1
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Tityus stigmurus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Tityus stigmurus (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
  3. Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.

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