Arizona bark scorpion
The Arizona bark scorpion is a small, light brown scorpion. It lives in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is the most venomous scorpion in the United States, so it is important to know what it looks like and what to do after a sting.1

Ndenge ya koyeba yango
- Small and light brown, tan or light beige in colour1
- Adults are up to 8 cm long (males) or up to 7 cm long (females)1
- Glows (fluoresces) under a blacklight, so it can be spotted at night from about six feet away with a UV flashlight1
- Can climb walls, trees and other rough surfaces, and often sits on the underside of objects1
Makasi ya venin
Venin ebimaka na nzela ya nsende ya kotuba.
Venin na yango esalaka nini?
The venom causes severe pain in adults, along with numbness, tingling and vomiting. These symptoms typically last between 24 and 72 hours. The stung area may stop working for a time, so a hand or arm can be temporarily immobilised or have convulsions. Some victims also feel short breaths and electrical jolts.1
Likama na yango mpo na bato ezali boni?
Likama mpo na bato: Ya makasiSoki etubi yo, kende epai ya monganga. Kokufa ezalaka mpenza mbala moke.Two deaths have been recorded in Arizona since 1968. Thousands of people are estimated to be stung each year in Arizona and New Mexico. Young children are at particular risk of severe symptoms.1
Nsango malamu: ba monganga bazali na nkisi (antivenin) to bosalisi mpo na yango.1
Esalaka nini ntango ebangi?
It will not seek out humans unless it is provoked or defending its young.1
Soki etubi
- Clean the sting site with soap and water, then apply a cool compress. You can take acetaminophen (paracetamol) or ibuprofen for pain and swelling. Get medical attention straight away if severe symptoms occur, especially in young children.1
- Pesa malili na esika etubami na sachet ya glace mpe tika moto afanda kimia, aningana te. Luka lisalisi ya monganga noki, mingi mpenza mpo na bana: ba scorpion mosusu ekoki koboma bana.
Benga ntango nyonso nimero ya urgence liboso (112, 000, 911). Oyo ezali toli ya lisalisi ya liboso, ezali toli ya monganga te. Makambo ya moboko ya lisalisi ya liboso
Zala na libateli
- Ata mokolo moko te, simba, kanga to silikisa nyama ya zamba te, ata ya moke, mpe ata soki emonani lokola elali to ekufi.
- Tika yango esika. Soki okutani na moko, zala kimia, zonga sima malembe mpe tika ekende nzela na yango.
- Soki moko etubi yo: zala kimia, ningana te, benga nimero ya urgence na yo (112, 000, 911) to kende na lopitalo noki. Kanisa ndenge ezalaki, foto esalisaka.
Ezali koluka yo te. Esalelaka venin na yango mpo na kokanga bilei to komibatela, mpe elingaka mingi kobombama. Makambo mosusu mpo na komibatela
Monene na yango boni?
Molai na yango boni?
molai lokola ba brique ya masano 2,5 na molongo
ekoki kopota metre 100 na sekonde 220 (moto ya mbangu koleka asengaka 9,6)Arizona bark scorpion azali monene boni soki tokokanisi na YO?
Kaka ba calcul na navigateur na yo. Eloko moko te ebombamaka to etindamaka esika moko.
Mbangu na yango boni?
Makambo ya solo
Scorpions, including this species, were found near ground zero during American nuclear tests, with no recorded harmful effects.1
Its venom has little effect on grasshopper mice, which scientists found use the toxin as a pain reducer rather than a pain trigger.1
It is the only scorpion genus in the Southwest that can climb rough walls and trees.1
Layers of wax on its outer shell help it resist water loss in the desert.1
Newly moulted scorpions do not glow under UV light for a few days.1
Young scorpions are gently guided onto their mother's back, where they stay after birth.1
Solo to lokuta?
Lokuta: Scorpions go looking for people to sting them.
Solo: They will not seek out humans unless they are provoked or defending their young. Many stings happen when people touch a scorpion on the underside of an object, where it is hiding.1
Mpo na ba expert ya venin
Esika makambo euti
- Arizona bark scorpion (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Centruroides sculpturatus (iNaturalist): bankombo mpe classification.
- Venom Wiki: niveau ya likama, monene ya momesano mpe kokanisa ya mbangu ezali ya biso moko. Tala ndenge tolukaka yango: Ndenge tomekaka likama.
Likambo nyonso na lokasa oyo ezali na nimero oyo elakisi source na yango. Soki tosali libunga, limbisa biso, tozali bato oyo balingaka banyama, zulunale ya siansi te. Yebisa biso na [email protected] mpe tokobongisa yango.
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