Small forest scorpion
Tityus silvestris is a small forest scorpion that lives only in northern South America. It is one of the smallest scorpions in its family, the Buthidae. Although it was once thought to be harmless, a sting has caused serious symptoms in at least one person, so it matters to doctors.1

Moč strupa
Strup pride ven skozi želo.
Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?
In one recorded case, a sting first caused pain and tingling or numbness (paraesthesia). Within about two hours, the person had difficulty breathing, a fast heartbeat, high blood pressure and muscle spasms, and the condition became more serious.1
Kako nevarna je za ljudi?
Nevarnost za ljudi: BolečeLahko zelo boli, a skoraj nikoli ni resno.It was once believed not to cause serious accidents. However, a 39-year-old man stung by this species needed hospital care, and his symptoms got worse before he was discharged seven days later. It is therefore considered to be of medical importance.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.
Vedno najprej pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911). To so splošna navodila za prvo pomoč, ne zdravniški nasvet. Osnove prve pomoči
Ostani varen
- Nikoli se ne dotikaj divje živali, je ne lovi in je ne draži, tudi če je majhna in tudi če je videti, kot da spi ali je mrtva.
- Pusti ji prostor. Če jo srečaš, ostani miren, počasi stopi nazaj in jo pusti, da gre svojo pot.
- Če te piči: ostani miren, ne premikaj se, pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911) ali hitro pojdi v bolnišnico. Zapomni si, kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaga.
Ne preži nate. Strup uporablja, da ulovi hrano ali se zaščiti, in se veliko raje skrije. Več o varnosti
Kako velika je?
Kako dolga je?
krajša od tvojega mezinca
zmore 100 metrov v 330 sekundah (najhitrejši človek potrebuje 9,6)Kakšne velikosti je Small forest scorpion v primerjavi s TABO?
Samo matematika v tvojem brskalniku. Nič se ne shrani in nič se nikamor ne pošlje.
Kako hitra je?
Dejstva
In one reported case, a man reached hospital about three hours after being stung, while he still had only pain and tingling.1
The same man developed breathing difficulty and muscle spasms about two hours later, showing that symptoms can build up over time.1
It is one of the smallest species in the Buthidae family, which is a large family of scorpions.1
It is believed to hunt crickets and cockroaches.1
Razbijalec mitov
Mit: This scorpion was believed not to be responsible for serious accidents.
Resnica: A sting from this species caused serious symptoms in a 39-year-old man, who needed a week in hospital.1
Od kod so dejstva
- Tityus silvestris (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Tityus silvestris (iNaturalist): imena in razvrstitev.
- Venom Wiki: stopnja nevarnosti, tipična velikost in ocena hitrosti so naše lastne. Poglej, kako jih določimo: Kako ocenjujemo nevarnost.
Vsako dejstvo na tej strani ima številko, ki kaže na njegov vir. Če smo se kje zmotili, oprosti, smo ljubitelji živali, ne znanstvena revija. Sporoči nam na [email protected] in bomo popravili.
Piki
Kako jo prepoznaš