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Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede

Scolopendra morsitans

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

Tikai sāpTas sāp, bet nopietni tev nekaitēs.

Simtkāji

KodumiĒd: Gaļa

Bīstamība cilvēkiem: SāpīgsTas var ļoti sāpēt, bet gandrīz nekad nav nopietni.

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

Dzīvo

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

Āfrika, Āzija, Austrālija un Okeānija

Sākums

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

Garums

13 cm (5 in)1

Maksimālais ātrums

apmēram 1,5 km/h (0,93 jūdzes/h)

Uz sauszemes, aptuvens minējums

Ko tas ēd?

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

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

Kā to atpazīt

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

Bieži jauc ar: 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

Indes spēks

Kodumi

Inde iznāk caur ilkņiem vai zobiem, kad tas iekož.

Ko nodara tā inde?

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

Cik bīstams tas ir cilvēkiem?

Bīstamība cilvēkiem: SāpīgsTas var ļoti sāpēt, bet gandrīz nekad nav nopietni.

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

Ko tas dara, kad ir nobijies?

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

Ja tas iekož

Nomazgā kodumu, pret sāpēm atvēsini to vai mērcē siltā ūdenī un meklē medicīnisko palīdzību, ja kļūst sliktāk.

Vienmēr vispirms zvani uz savu ārkārtas numuru (112, 000, 911). Tie ir vispārīgi pirmās palīdzības padomi, nevis medicīniska konsultācija. Pirmās palīdzības pamati

Esi drošībā

Nekad neaiztiec, neķer un neķircini savvaļas dzīvnieku, pat mazu, un pat ja tas izskatās aizmidzis vai miris.
Dod tam vietu. Ja tādu satiec, saglabā mieru, lēnām atkāpies un ļauj tam iet savu ceļu.
Ja tāds tev iekož: saglabā mieru, nekusties, zvani uz savu ārkārtas numuru (112, 000, 911) vai ātri dodies uz slimnīcu. Atceries, kā tas izskatījās, foto palīdz.

Tas nav nolēmis tevi medīt. Tas izmanto indi, lai noķertu barību vai aizsargātos, un daudz labprātāk paslēptos. Vairāk par drošību

Kur pasaulē?

Āfrika Āzija Eiropa Ziemeļamerika Dienvidamerika Austrālija un Okeānija

Cik tas ir liels?

Cik tas ir garš?

tikpat garš kā 4 rotaļu klucīši rindāvarētu noskriet 100 metrus 240 sekundēs (ātrākajam cilvēkam vajag 9,6)

Cik liels ir Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede salīdzinājumā ar TEVI?

Tikai matemātika tavā pārlūkā. Nekas netiek saglabāts vai kaut kur nosūtīts.

Cik tas ir ātrs?

Bruņurupucis apmēram 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede apmēram 1,5 km/h (0,93 mph)

Ejošs cilvēks apmēram 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

vērts zināt

Fakti

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

Mītu grāvējs

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

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

Indes ekspertiem

Zinātniskais nosaukums: Scolopendra morsitans
Grupa: Simtkāji
Ģimene: Scolopendridae2
Secība: Scolopendromorpha
Kontinenti: Āfrika, Āzija, Austrālija un Okeānija
Mazuļi: 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
Mūža ilgums: apmēram 4 gadi1
Bīstamība cilvēkiem: 2 / 5: Sāpīgs3

No kurienes nāk fakti

Scolopendra morsitans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Scolopendra morsitans (iNaturalist): nosaukumi un klasifikācija.
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