Brazilian brown scorpion

Siła jadu

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Jak działa jego jad?

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. Symptoms include severe pain, swelling, sweating, lethargy, fast heart rate, pulmonary (lung) oedema, difficulty breathing, pancreatitis, nausea, vomiting and changes in blood pressure. The venom's LD50 is 0.5 mg/kg, a measure of how toxic it is to test animals.1

Jak bardzo jest niebezpieczne dla ludzi?

It is the main cause of scorpion sting cases in rural areas and is often ranked the second most toxic of its kind, behind only T. serrulatus.1

Co robi, gdy się boi?

It is not aggressive and avoids humans, but if threatened it will defend itself with its sting.1