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Emperor scorpion

Pandinus imperator

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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

Živi v

West Africa, in rainforests and savannas, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon1

Afrika

Domov

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

Dolžina

20 cm (7,9 in)1

Teža

30 g (1,1 oz)1

Največja hitrost

približno 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Na kopnem, groba ocena

Kaj je?

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

Fotografija: Emperor scorpion — Emperor scorpion. Fotografija: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Kako jo prepoznaš

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

Pogosto zamenjujejo z: It is often confused with scorpions of the genus Heterometrus.1

Moč strupa

Piki

Strup pride ven skozi želo.

Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?

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

Kako nevarna je za ljudi?

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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

Kaj naredi, ko se prestraši?

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

Če piči

Pik ohladi z ledenim obkladkom in poškodovanca drži pri miru. Hitro poišči zdravniško pomoč, še posebej pri otrocih: nekateri škorpijoni so za otroke smrtno nevarni.

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Ostani varen

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Kje na svetu?

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Kako velika je?

Kako dolga je?

Koliko tehta?

težka kot 30 sponk za papir

dolga kot 6 kock za igranje v vrstizmore 100 metrov v 100 sekundah (najhitrejši človek potrebuje 9,6)

Kakšne velikosti je Emperor scorpion v primerjavi s TABO?

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Kako hitra je?

Želva približno 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Emperor scorpion približno 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Človek, ki hodi približno 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

vredno vedeti

Dejstva

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

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

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

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

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

Razbijalec mitov

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

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

Za strokovnjake za strupe

Znanstveno ime: Pandinus imperator
Skupina: Škorpijoni
Družina: Scorpionidae2
Red: Scorpiones
Celine: Afrika
Življenjska doba: približno 8 let1
Kako ji gre v naravi: CITES-listed, protected to prevent over-collecting in the wild1
Nevarnost za ljudi: 1 / 5: Blaga3

Od kod so dejstva

Emperor scorpion (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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