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Baja California bark scorpion

Centruroides exilicauda
Davart il num: Its name comes from Baja California, the peninsula in Mexico where it is found, and from its bark-dwelling habits.1
Fa mo malQuai fa mal, ma i na ta fa nagin donn serius.
Scorpiuns PiztgadasMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

The Baja California bark scorpion is a slender scorpion with a long tail. It lives in the western deserts and wet places of North America, mainly in Baja California. It matters because it is closely related to the Arizona bark scorpion, and scientists only confirmed in 2004 that the two are separate species.1

Viva en
Baja California, and parts of the western United States: California, Arizona and New Mexico1
America dal Nord
Pagina iniziala
It is often found in cool, moist places such as creek, stream and lakeside areas. It hides under tree bark, in rock crevices and in other ground cover to shelter from the daytime heat. It is nocturnal, so it is mostly active outside at night. It may occasionally shelter in homes or other buildings, but this is uncommon.1
Lunghezza
3,8 cm fin 7,6 cm (1,5 in fin 3 in)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It is a carnivorous predator that feeds on insects, centipedes, spiders and other scorpions. In the wild it typically feeds every two to three days.1
Propi!Foto da Baja California bark scorpion
Baja California bark scorpion. Foto: Alan Rockefeller. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

  • Slender body with a long tail1
  • Typically sand-coloured, though it can appear darker1
  • Exoskeleton can be yellow, light brown or gold1
  • Body length of about 3.8 to 7.6 cm1
  • Rests its tail on the ground, unlike other scorpions that hold it arched over the back. It also has a subaculear tooth at the tip of its stinger1

Savens confundì cun: It is closely related to the Arizona bark scorpion, and their body shapes can be almost impossible to tell apart. Differences in venom and DNA are used to separate the two species. The subaculear tooth at the tip of the stinger and the way the tail rests on the ground are the main features that set it apart from other scorpions.1

Forza dal tissi

Piztgadas

Il tissi vegn or tras in aguigl.

Tge fa ses tissi?

It uses venom to hunt, injecting it into prey to immobilise or kill it. Each scorpion species has a unique venom profile, which is used to tell species apart. In humans, its venom may cause difficulty breathing or muscle spasms.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

Its venom has the potential to be fatal to humans, but the chances of this happening are low. It is not considered dangerous, and it is less of a medical threat than its close relative, the Arizona bark scorpion.1

Sch'el piztga

  • Sfradenta la piztgada cun in pachet da glatsch e fa che la persuna resta immobila. Tschertga spert agid medicinal, surtut per uffants: tscherts scorpiuns èn mortals per uffants.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

  • Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
  • Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
  • Sch'in tal animal ta piztga: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

AfricaAsiaEuropaAmerica dal NordAmerica dal SidAustralia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Baja California bark scorpion circa 7,6 cm lung (3 in)In clip da palpiri circa 3 cm (1,2 in)In smartphone circa 15 cm (5,9 in)
uschè lung sco 2,5 bluccs da construcziun in suenter l'auterpudess currer 100 meters en 260 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Baja California bark scorpion cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

It can climb and cling upside down to surfaces, a behaviour called negative geotaxis.1

2

It can go without food or water for long periods, because its body is adapted to hold on to nutrients.1

3

It is prey for owls, lizards, snakes, bats, mice and shrews.1

Destructur da mits

Mit: It is the same species as the Arizona bark scorpion.

Vardad: The two were grouped as one species in 1980, but differences in venom toxicity and DNA analysis in 2004 showed they are separate species.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Centruroides exilicauda
Gruppa
Scorpiuns
Famiglia
Buthidae2
Urden
Scorpiones
Continents
America dal Nord
Privel per umans
2 / 5: Dolurus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Centruroides exilicauda (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Centruroides exilicauda (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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