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Brazilian brown scorpion

Tityus bahiensis
Davart il num: The scientific name Tityus bahiensis refers to Bahia, a state in Brazil.1
Dovra in mediDarar mortal, ma ina piztgada sto vegnir tractada dad in medi.
Scorpiuns PiztgadasMangia: Insects
Privel per umans: GravIna piztgada sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

The Brazilian brown scorpion is a venomous scorpion found in South America. It lives mostly in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and is very common in farming areas. It matters because it is one of the scorpions most often linked to stings in rural places.1

Viva en
Brazil (Minas Gerais, Goias, Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana), Argentina and Paraguay; endemic to South America1
America dal Sid
Pagina iniziala
It is very common in agricultural areas. It is nocturnal, so it is active at night and generally avoids people.1
Lunghezza
6 cm (2,4 in)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
In captivity it feeds on cockroaches, mealworms, crickets, spiders and insect larvae.1
Propi!Foto da Brazilian brown scorpion
Brazilian brown scorpion. Foto: Alexandre S. Michelotto. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

  • Body is dark, with reddish brown on top1
  • Legs are light with black spots1
  • Pincer tips and stinger are brown or black1
  • Telson (tail tip) is reddish1
  • Young scorpions are often reddish1
  • Usually reaches about 6 cm in length1

Forza dal tissi

Piztgadas

Il tissi vegn or tras in aguigl.

Tge fa ses tissi?

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

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: GravIna piztgada sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

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

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

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

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Brazilian brown scorpion circa 6 cm lung (2,4 in)In clip da palpiri circa 3 cm (1,2 in)In smartphone circa 15 cm (5,9 in)
uschè lung sco 2 bluccs da construcziun in suenter l'auterpudess currer 100 meters en 260 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Brazilian brown scorpion cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

It is often called the second most toxic scorpion of its kind, after T. serrulatus.1

2

Females can give birth to as many as 25 young in one litter.1

3

It is common in farmland, which is why it causes many stings in rural areas.1

4

The most common toxin in its venom is Tb1, which makes up about 10% of the soluble venom.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Tityus bahiensis
Gruppa
Scorpiuns
Famiglia
Buthidae2
Urden
Scorpiones
Continents
America dal Sid
Poppins
Mating can happen at any time of year but usually from November to April. Gestation lasts 2 to 12 months, and the female gives birth to between 2 and 25 young.1
Privel per umans
3 / 5: Grav3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Tityus bahiensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Tityus bahiensis (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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