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Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede

Scolopendra morsitans
Za dzinali: The genus name Scolopendra comes from a Greek term meaning 'biting earthworms', and morsitans is Latin for 'that bites'.1
ImangopwetekaImapweteka, koma sidzakuvulaza kwambiri.
Ma centipede ImalumaImadya: Nyama
Ngozi kwa anthu: YopwetekaIngathe kupweteka kwambiri, koma pafupifupi nthawi zonse si vuto lalikulu.

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

Imakhala ku
Native to much of Australia, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Madagascar and Sri Lanka; introduced to the Americas1
Africa, Asia, Australia ndi Oceania
Kunyumba
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
Kutalika
13 cm (5 in)1
Liwiro lapamwamba
pafupifupi 1,5 km/h (0,93 mph)
Pamtunda, kuyerekeza chabe
Imadya chiyani?
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
Zoona!Chithunzi cha Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede
Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede. Chithunzi: Jackson Nugent. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Mmene ungaizindikirire

  • 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

Nthawi zambiri imasokonezedwa ndi: 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

Mphamvu ya ululu

Imaluma

Ululu umatuluka kudzera m'mano ake ikaluma.

Ululu wake umachita chiyani?

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

Ndi yoopsa bwanji kwa anthu?

Ngozi kwa anthu: YopwetekaIngathe kupweteka kwambiri, koma pafupifupi nthawi zonse si vuto lalikulu.

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

Imachita chiyani ikachita mantha?

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

Ikaluma

  • Sambitsa polumidwapo, ziziritsa kapena viika m'madzi ofunda kuti uchepetse kupweteka, ndipo peza thandizo la dokotala ngati zikuipiraipira.

Nthawi zonse yamba wayimbira nambala yadzidzidzi (112, 000, 911). Awa ndi malangizo wamba a chithandizo choyamba, osati malangizo a dokotala. Zoyambira za chithandizo choyamba

Khala wotetezeka

  • Usakhudze, kugwira kapena kuseweretsa nyama yakuthengo, ngakhale yaing'ono, ndipo ngakhale ikuoneka ngati yagona kapena yafa.
  • Ipatse malo. Ukakumana nayo, khala chete, bwerera m'mbuyo pang'onopang'ono ndipo uilole ipite njira yake.
  • Ikakuluma: khala chete, usasunthe, imbira nambala yadzidzidzi (112, 000, 911) kapena pita kuchipatala mwachangu. Kumbukira m'mene inkaonekera, chithunzi chimathandiza.

Sikufuna kukuvulaza. Imagwiritsa ntchito ululu wake kugwira chakudya kapena kudziteteza, ndipo imakonda kwambiri kubisala. Zambiri za kukhala wotetezeka

Ndi yaikulu bwanji?

Ndi yaitali bwanji?

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede yaitali pafupifupi 13 cm (5 in)Kachitsulo komangira mapepala pafupifupi 3 cm (1,2 in)Foni yam'manja pafupifupi 15 cm (5,9 in)
yaitali ngati zidutswa zomangira zoseweretsa 4 pamzereingathamange mamita 100 m'masekondi 240 (munthu wothamanga kwambiri amafunika 9.6)

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede ndi yaikulu bwanji poyerekeza ndi IWE?

Ndi masamu chabe mu msakatuli wako. Palibe chomwe chimasungidwa kapena kutumizidwa kwina.

Imathamanga bwanji?

zoyenera kudziwa

Mfundo

1

Centipedes are the only known animals whose venom partly comes from genes transferred horizontally from several other groups of organisms.1

2

Enzymes in its venom let it digest prey outside its body, sucking out the broken-down contents through the prey's exoskeleton.1

3

The venom of this species contained the first active enzymes ever found in any centipede venom, discovered at Ain Shams University in 1983.1

4

It is kept as a pet and traded internationally, with prices averaging around US$35 online.1

Kuthetsa nthano zabodza

Nthano yabodza: The species can be identified by its colour alone.

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

Za akatswiri a ululu

Dzina la sayansi
Scolopendra morsitans
Gulu
Ma centipede
Banja
Scolopendridae2
Dongosolo
Scolopendromorpha
Makontinenti
Africa, Asia, Australia ndi Oceania
Ana akhanda
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
Kutalika kwa moyo
pafupifupi zaka 41
Ngozi kwa anthu
2 / 5: Yopweteka3

Kumene mfundo zimachokera

  1. Scolopendra morsitans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scolopendra morsitans (iNaturalist): mayina ndi magulu a sayansi.
  3. Venom Wiki: mlingo wa ngozi, kukula wamba ndi kuyerekeza kwa liwiro ndi zathu. Ona mmene timazipezera: Mmene timayezera ngozi.

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