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Emperor scorpion

Pandinus imperator
Tidak berbahayaTidak berbahaya kepada manusia. Tiada apa yang perlu dirisaukan.
Kala jengking SengatanMakan: Daging
Bahaya kepada manusia: RinganSeperti sengatan lebah atau kurang. Boleh dikatakan tidak berbahaya kepada manusia.

The emperor scorpion is one of the largest scorpions in the world, with adults averaging about 20 cm long. It lives in rainforests and savannas in West Africa. It is popular in the pet trade, and it is protected by CITES because over-collecting threatened wild populations.1

Hidup di
West Africa, in rainforests and savannas, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon1
Afrika
Laman utama
It burrows beneath the soil and hides under rocks and debris. It often burrows into termite mounds, and lives in both tropical forest and open savanna.1
Panjang
20 cm (7.9 in)1
Berat
30 g (1.1 oz)1
Kelajuan maksimum
kira-kira 3.5 km/j (2.2 mph)
Di darat, anggaran kasar
Apa yang ia makan?
It mainly eats insects and other land invertebrates, with termites making up a large part of its diet. It sometimes eats larger animals such as rodents and lizards. It uses its large claws to tear apart prey, and its sting injects venom that liquefies the food.1
Betul-betul!Gambar Emperor scorpion
Emperor scorpion. Gambar: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

  • Large body, usually black, with a metallic greenish-black exoskeleton1
  • Large pincers that are blackish-red and have a granular texture1
  • Long tail that curves back over the body, ending in a sharp, curved stinger1
  • Glows pastel green or greenish-blue under ultraviolet light1

Sering dikelirukan dengan: It is often confused with scorpions of the genus Heterometrus.1

Kuasa bisa

Sengatan

Bisa keluar melalui penyengat.

Apa kesan bisanya?

Its venom contains ion channel toxins, including imperatoxin and pandinotoxin. Most people are not severely affected by its sting, and its venom does not cause severe symptoms in most people. Juveniles use their sting to paralyse prey, while adults rely mainly on their claws.1

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: RinganSeperti sengatan lebah atau kurang. Boleh dikatakan tidak berbahaya kepada manusia.

Its sting is usually mild, similar to a bee sting in many cases. Most people are not severely affected, although some people may be allergic to scorpion stings in general.1

Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?

Adults do not normally use their sting to defend themselves, although young scorpions may use it.1

Jika ia menyengat

  • Sejukkan sengatan dengan pek ais dan pastikan orang itu tidak bergerak. Dapatkan bantuan perubatan dengan segera, terutamanya untuk kanak-kanak: sesetengah kala jengking boleh membunuh kanak-kanak.

Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas

Kekal selamat

  • Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
  • Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
  • Jika ia menyengat kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.

Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Ia guna bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia lebih suka bersembunyi. Lagi tentang keselamatan

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

Emperor scorpion panjangnya kira-kira 20 cm (7.9 in)Sebiji pisang kira-kira 18 cm (7.1 in)Kucing rumah kira-kira 50 cm (1.6 ft)

Berapa berat ia?

seberat 30 klip kertas
sepanjang 6 blok binaan mainan disusun sebarisboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 100 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar Emperor scorpion berbanding KAMU?

Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.

Berapa laju ia?

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

1

Its body glows greenish-blue under ultraviolet light, as other scorpions do.1

2

It can burrow through termite mounds up to about 1.8 metres deep to hunt prey.1

3

It is one of the largest scorpions in the world, and is one of the most famous scorpions.1

4

Its sensory hairs on the pincers and tail detect vibrations in the air and ground, which helps it find prey.1

5

It is popular in the pet trade because it is docile, large and hardy, and it can live up to 8 years in captivity.1

Pemecah mitos

Mitos: Emperor scorpions are aggressive and their stings are deadly.

Hakikat: They are known for being docile, and their stings are usually mild. Most people are not severely affected.1

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik
Pandinus imperator
Kumpulan
Kala jengking
Keluarga
Scorpionidae2
Susunan
Scorpiones
Benua-benua
Afrika
Jangka hayat
kira-kira 8 tahun1
Keadaannya di alam liar
CITES-listed, protected to prevent over-collecting in the wild1
Bahaya kepada manusia
1 / 5: Ringan3

Dari mana fakta datang

  1. Emperor scorpion (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pandinus imperator (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
  3. Venom Wiki: tahap bahaya, saiz biasa dan anggaran kelajuan adalah penilaian kami sendiri. Lihat cara kami mengiranya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.

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