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Emperor scorpion

Pandinus imperator
Ntacyo itwayeNtacyo itwaye abantu. Nta mpamvu yo guhangayika.
Sikorupiyo Itera uruboriIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: YorohejeNko guterwa urubori n'uruyuki cyangwa munsi yaho. Mu by'ukuri ntacyo itwaye abantu.

The emperor scorpion is one of the largest scorpions in the world, with adults averaging about 20 cm long. It lives in rainforests and savannas in West Africa. It is popular in the pet trade, and it is protected by CITES because over-collecting threatened wild populations.1

Iba muri
West Africa, in rainforests and savannas, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon1
Afurika
Ahabanza
It burrows beneath the soil and hides under rocks and debris. It often burrows into termite mounds, and lives in both tropical forest and open savanna.1
Uburebure
20 cm (7,9 in)1
Ibiro
30 g (1,1 oz)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It mainly eats insects and other land invertebrates, with termites making up a large part of its diet. It sometimes eats larger animals such as rodents and lizards. It uses its large claws to tear apart prey, and its sting injects venom that liquefies the food.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Emperor scorpion
Emperor scorpion. Ifoto: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Uko wayimenya

  • Large body, usually black, with a metallic greenish-black exoskeleton1
  • Large pincers that are blackish-red and have a granular texture1
  • Long tail that curves back over the body, ending in a sharp, curved stinger1
  • Glows pastel green or greenish-blue under ultraviolet light1

Ikunze kwitiranywa na: It is often confused with scorpions of the genus Heterometrus.1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Itera urubori

Ubumara busohokera mu rubori.

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

Its venom contains ion channel toxins, including imperatoxin and pandinotoxin. Most people are not severely affected by its sting, and its venom does not cause severe symptoms in most people. Juveniles use their sting to paralyse prey, while adults rely mainly on their claws.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: YorohejeNko guterwa urubori n'uruyuki cyangwa munsi yaho. Mu by'ukuri ntacyo itwaye abantu.

Its sting is usually mild, similar to a bee sting in many cases. Most people are not severely affected, although some people may be allergic to scorpion stings in general.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

Adults do not normally use their sting to defend themselves, although young scorpions may use it.1

Niba itera urubori

  • Konjesha aho yateye urubori ukoresheje agapaki k'urubura, kandi umuntu agume atuje atanyeganyega. Shaka ubufasha bwa muganga vuba, cyane cyane ku bana: sikorupiyo zimwe zica abana.

Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze

Irinde akaga

  • Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
  • Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
  • Niba imwe igutereye urubori: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.

Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Emperor scorpion ireshya hafi 20 cm (7,9 in)Umuneke hafi 18 cm (7,1 in)Injangwe yo mu rugo hafi 50 cm (1,6 ft)

Iremera ibingana iki?

iremera nka trombone 30 zo gufata impapuro
ireshya n'ibice 6 by'ibikinisho byo kubaka biri ku murongoyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 100 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

Emperor scorpion ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihuta gute?

bikwiye kumenywa

Ibintu by'ukuri

1

Its body glows greenish-blue under ultraviolet light, as other scorpions do.1

2

It can burrow through termite mounds up to about 1.8 metres deep to hunt prey.1

3

It is one of the largest scorpions in the world, and is one of the most famous scorpions.1

4

Its sensory hairs on the pincers and tail detect vibrations in the air and ground, which helps it find prey.1

5

It is popular in the pet trade because it is docile, large and hardy, and it can live up to 8 years in captivity.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: Emperor scorpions are aggressive and their stings are deadly.

Ukuri: They are known for being docile, and their stings are usually mild. Most people are not severely affected.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Pandinus imperator
Itsinda
Sikorupiyo
Umuryango
Scorpionidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Scorpiones
Imigabane
Afurika
Igihe ibaho
hafi imyaka 81
Uko imeze mu gasozi
CITES-listed, protected to prevent over-collecting in the wild1
Akaga ku bantu
1 / 5: Yoroheje3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Emperor scorpion (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pandinus imperator (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
  3. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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