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Giant vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

Davart il num: The name 'vinegaroon' comes from the strong vinegar smell of its spray, and 'whipscorpion' comes from its long, whip-like tail.1

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The giant vinegaroon is a large, harmless-to-people relative of the scorpion, known for the vinegar smell it gives off when threatened. It lives in the southern United States and Mexico, where it hunts insects and other small creatures at night. It is useful to people because it eats scorpions and other pests.1

Viva en

Southern United States (Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) and Mexico1

America dal Nord

Pagina iniziala

It lives in the southern US and Mexico at heights of 1380 to 1800 metres. It hunts at night and hides in places it can dig into and shelter in.1

Lunghezza

4 cm fin 6 cm (1,6 in fin 2,4 in)1

Sveltezza maximala

circa 0,9 km/h (0,56 mph)

Sin terra, stima approximativa

Tge mangia el?

It feeds at night on insects such as cockroaches and crickets, as well as millipedes, other arachnids, worms, slugs and small frogs and toads. It holds prey with its large pedipalps while its chelicerae tear and bite.1

Foto da Giant vinegaroon — Giant vinegaroon. Foto: Jbjensen1. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

Body length is 40 to 60 millimetres, not counting the tail.1
Has a long, thin, whip-like tail at the back.1
Has two long front legs that it uses to feel around and sense vibrations.1
Has two large pedipalps (front limbs) modified into claws for crushing prey.1
When sprayed, it smells strongly of vinegar.1

Forza dal tissi

Sprizza u spida

El sprizza u spida in liquid che piztga sin ses attatgaders.

Tge fa ses tissi?

It is not venomous. From the base of its tail it sprays a liquid made of 85% acetic acid, the main component of vinegar. If the spray gets into mucous membranes or cuts, it can sting, and it can irritate the eyes.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: LevSco ina piztgada d'avieul u main. Practicamain nunprivlus per umans.

It seldom bites or pinches people. Its main risk is the acid spray, which can sting and cause eye irritation.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

When threatened, it sprays acetic acid from the base of its tail.1

Sch'el ta sprizza

Tar pails da rujas che piztgan: auza els davent cun in bindel adesiv, lava lura la pel. Na sfruscha betg.
Tar morsas: lava e sfradenta. Tschertga agid medicinal, sche la persuna na sa senta betg bain u sanguinescha facilmain.

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 sprizza: 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?

Africa Asia Europa America dal Nord America dal Sid Australia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

uschè lung sco 2 bluccs da construcziun in suenter l'auter

Quant grond è Giant vinegaroon cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn memorisà u tramess.

Quant svelt è el?

Ina tartaruga circa 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Giant vinegaroon circa 0,9 km/h (0,56 mph)

Ina persuna che va a pe circa 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

bun da savair

Fatgs

Its common name 'vinegaroon' comes from the vinegar smell of the acid it sprays.1

It is an efficient predator of scorpions, and it is sometimes bought for that purpose.1

Males fight each other at night in fierce battles for the chance to mate with a female.1

It has eight eyes, but they are very weak, so it finds its way mostly by feeling with its front legs, tail and pedipalps.1

Raccoons, coatis, armadillos, skunks, bears, roadrunners, lizards and tarantulas may all eat it.1

It is sold in the exotic animal trade as a pet.1

Destructur da mits

Mit: Giant vinegaroons are dangerous and venomous to people.

Vardad: They are non-venomous and seldom bite or pinch people. The main risk is the acid spray, which can irritate the eyes or sting if it reaches cuts or mucous membranes.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific: Mastigoproctus giganteus
Gruppa: Rujas ed insects
Famiglia: Thelyphonidae2
Urden: Uropygi
Continents: America dal Nord
Poppins: The female produces about 40 offspring, which she protects and feeds during their early lives. She reproduces only once.1
Durada da vita: circa 7 onns1
Privel per umans: 1 / 5: Lev3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

Mastigoproctus giganteus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Mastigoproctus giganteus (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
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