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Florida bark scorpion

Centruroides gracilis

Tentang nama: Its name is misleading, because it is not native to Florida, even though that is where many people first meet it.1

Sakit sahajaIa sakit, tetapi tidak akan mencederakan kamu dengan serius.

Kala jengking

SengatanMakan: Serangga

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

The Florida bark scorpion is a small scorpion with a sting that can cause serious harm. It is not really from Florida: it is native to northern Middle America and has spread to other places, including Florida. It hides under rocks, bark and rubbish, and sometimes lives inside houses.1

Hidup di

Native to northern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. Introduced to Cuba, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Florida, parts of Africa and Tenerife.1

Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan

Laman utama

It lives under rocks and tree bark. Given the chance, it will live in the walls of houses and under rubbish piles in yards.1

Panjang

15 cm (5.9 in)1

Kelajuan maksimum

kira-kira 2 km/j (1.2 mph)

Di darat, anggaran kasar

Apa yang ia makan?

It feeds on insects such as roaches. Captive scorpions can be fed termites or crickets.1

Gambar Florida bark scorpion — Florida bark scorpion. Gambar: lazarus. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

Its colour varies. It may be reddish, black with reddish pincers, or dark brown with yellowish legs and red pincers.1
Some individuals are dark brown with reddish and black tail sections.1
Females reach up to 10 cm long. Males can grow over 15 cm long.1

Sering dikelirukan dengan: In Florida it lives alongside two native scorpions, the Hentz striped scorpion and the Guiana striped scorpion.1

Kuasa bisa

Sengatan

Bisa keluar melalui penyengat.

Apa kesan bisanya?

This scorpion is venomous, but much less toxic than others in its genus. Its venom is neurotoxic (it attacks the nerves) and cardiotoxic (it affects the heart), and it causes the release of catecholamines, hormones that speed up the body. Local effects include pain, redness, itching and swelling. Possible symptoms include irregular or fast heartbeat, fluid in the lungs, nausea, vomiting, sweating, diarrhoea, shock, convulsions and coma.1

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

It is much less toxic than other scorpions in its genus. Serious symptoms can still occur, and death is possible.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

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropah Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia & Oceania

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

sepanjang 5 blok binaan mainan disusun sebarisboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 180 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar Florida bark scorpion berbanding KAMU?

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

Berapa laju ia?

Kura-kura darat kira-kira 0.3 km/j (0.19 mph)

Florida bark scorpion kira-kira 2 km/j (1.2 mph)

Orang berjalan kira-kira 5 km/j (3.1 mph)

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

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

Newborn young ride on their mother's back.1

Tarantulas such as Tliltocatl vagans prey on it, and a tarantula may kill it even if the scorpion strikes first.1

In a laboratory study, males lived about 33 months on average and females about 38 months.1

Despite its name, it is native to northern Middle America, not Florida.1

Pemecah mitos

Mitos: It is a Florida native scorpion, as its name suggests.

Hakikat: It is not native to Florida. It comes from northern Middle America and was introduced to Florida and other places.1

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik: Centruroides gracilis
Kumpulan: Kala jengking
Keluarga: Buthidae2
Susunan: Scorpiones
Benua-benua: Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan
Anak: The female gives birth to a litter of 25 to 35 young, and litters of 91 have been recorded. The young ride on the female's back.1
Bahaya kepada manusia: 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana fakta datang

Centruroides gracilis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Centruroides gracilis (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
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