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Black fat-tailed scorpion

Androctonus bicolor
Davart il num: The genus name Androctonus can be translated as "man-killer". The species name bicolor means "two colours", which likely refers to its black and brown colouring.1
Po mazzarPo ta mazzar senza tractament. Sch'el ta piztga, tschertga spert agid.
Scorpiuns PiztgadasMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

The black fat-tailed scorpion is a large, dark scorpion with a sting that can be dangerous to people. It lives in hot, dry deserts and semi-arid land in North and West Africa and the Middle East. It is hidden away during the day and comes out to hunt at night.1

Viva en
North and West Africa, and the Middle East1
Africa, Asia
Pagina iniziala
It is normally found in arid or semi-arid areas and at the edges of deserts, usually on sandy soil. It prefers warm, dry places and stays in shade to keep moisture in its body. During the day it hides in crevices or under objects.1
Lunghezza
4 cm fin 8 cm (1,6 in fin 3,1 in)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It eats insects, spiders, lizards, small mammals such as mice, and even other scorpions. It catches prey with its pincers, crushes it, and stings it to inject venom, which paralyses the prey. It can also go for months without food.1
Propi!Foto da Black fat-tailed scorpion
Black fat-tailed scorpion. Foto: Guy Haimovitch. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

  • Black and brown colouring1
  • Hefty, heavily built body1
  • Adults are about 4 to 6 cm long, and can reach a maximum of 8 cm1
  • Moves very fast1
  • Active at night (nocturnal)1

Forza dal tissi

Piztgadas

Il tissi vegn or tras in aguigl.

Tge fa ses tissi?

This scorpion uses neurotoxic venom, which is fast acting and is absorbed quickly. Neurotoxins affect the central nervous system and can paralyse the nerves that control breathing, which can lead to death from respiratory failure. Symptoms can include pain, sweating, drooling, tearing, drowsiness, drooping eyelids, loss of muscle coordination, neck muscle paralysis, abdominal pain and increasing weakness.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

Severe envenoming is likely, with an envenoming rate of 10 to 20 percent, making the sting potentially lethal. Death can occur between 5 and 15 hours after envenoming, and it is also possible for death to happen within one hour.1

Bunas novitads: ils medis han in medicament (antiserum) u in tractament per quai.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?

Black fat-tailed scorpion circa 8 cm lung (3,1 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 210 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Black fat-tailed scorpion cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

The genus name Androctonus is often translated as "man-killer", which shows how seriously this scorpion has been regarded.1

2

Its venom is absorbed very quickly because the proteins in it have a small molecular weight.1

3

It needs warmth to grow well, and is most efficient when temperatures are between 29 °C and 35 °C.1

4

It keeps itself in shade to avoid losing moisture from its body, since it is easily affected by dryness.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Androctonus bicolor
Gruppa
Scorpiuns
Famiglia
Buthidae2
Urden
Scorpiones
Continents
Africa, Asia
Durada da vita
circa 5 onns1
Privel per umans
4 / 5: Fitg privlus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Androctonus bicolor (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Androctonus bicolor (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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