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Igishushanyo cya Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion
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Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion

Parabuthus transvaalicus
Ishobora kwicaIshobora kukwica niba utavuwe. Niba igutereye urubori, shaka ubufasha vuba.
Sikorupiyo Itera urubori
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

The Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion is a dark brown or black scorpion with a thick tail. It lives in dry, semi-arid parts of southern Africa. It matters because it is a medically significant scorpion that can sting and can also spray venom.1

Iba muri
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, parts of the Namib Desert and South Africa1
Afurika
Ahabanza
It lives in deserts, scrublands and semi-arid regions. During the day it rests in a shallow burrow under rocks.1
Uburebure
9 cm kugeza kuri 11 cm (3,5 in kugeza kuri 4,3 in)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 2,3 km/h (1,4 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Koko!Ifoto ya Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion
Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion. Ifoto: RichardMcJimsey. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • Dark brown or black in colour1
  • Grows to 90–110 mm long1
  • Thin pincers and a thickened tail1
  • The sting segment is as wide as the rest of the tail1
  • Mostly active at night1

Ikunze kwitiranywa na: It resembles P. villosus, its close relative. P. villosus is hairier, is less strictly nocturnal and lives further west.1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Itera urubori

Ubumara busohokera mu rubori.

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

Its venom contains kurtoxin, and a related toxin called parabutoxin has been isolated from it. Parabutoxin is a potassium channel inhibitor, which means it blocks channels that the body uses to control nerve and muscle signals. The first droplet of venom is different from the rest and is called "pre-venom".1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

It is described as a dangerous, medically significant scorpion. It can both sting and spray its venom.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

It can sting and spray its venom when threatened.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

Ni hehe ku isi?

AfurikaAziyaUburayiAmerika y'AmajyaruguruAmerika y'AmajyepfoOsitaraliya na Oseyaniya

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion ireshya hafi 11 cm (4,3 in)Trombone yo gufata impapuro hafi 3 cm (1,2 in)Telefoni igezweho hafi 15 cm (5,9 in)
ireshya n'ibice 3 by'ibikinisho byo kubaka biri ku murongoyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 160 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

Transvaal thick-tailed 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

It can spray its venom as well as sting.1

2

The first droplet of its venom is different from the rest and is called "pre-venom".1

3

A toxin called parabutoxin has been isolated from its venom.1

4

Its tail is thickened, and the sting segment is as wide as the rest of the tail.1

5

It is nocturnal and rests in a shallow burrow under rocks during the day.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Parabuthus transvaalicus
Itsinda
Sikorupiyo
Umuryango
Buthidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Scorpiones
Imigabane
Afurika
Akaga ku bantu
4 / 5: Iteje akaga cyane3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Parabuthus transvaalicus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Parabuthus transvaalicus (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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