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Black fat-tailed scorpion

Androctonus bicolor
Ka lebitso: The genus name Androctonus can be translated as "man-killer". The species name bicolor means "two colours", which likely refers to its black and brown colouring.1
E ka bolayaE ka o bolaya ntle le kalafo. Ha e ka o hlaba, fumana thuso kapele.
Diphepheng Ho hlabaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

The black fat-tailed scorpion is a large, dark scorpion with a sting that can be dangerous to people. It lives in hot, dry deserts and semi-arid land in North and West Africa and the Middle East. It is hidden away during the day and comes out to hunt at night.1

E phela
North and West Africa, and the Middle East1
Afrika, Asia
Lapeng
It is normally found in arid or semi-arid areas and at the edges of deserts, usually on sandy soil. It prefers warm, dry places and stays in shade to keep moisture in its body. During the day it hides in crevices or under objects.1
Bolelele
4 cm ho isa ho 8 cm (1,6 in ho isa ho 3,1 in)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It eats insects, spiders, lizards, small mammals such as mice, and even other scorpions. It catches prey with its pincers, crushes it, and stings it to inject venom, which paralyses the prey. It can also go for months without food.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Black fat-tailed scorpion
Black fat-tailed scorpion. Foto: Guy Haimovitch. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Black and brown colouring1
  • Hefty, heavily built body1
  • Adults are about 4 to 6 cm long, and can reach a maximum of 8 cm1
  • Moves very fast1
  • Active at night (nocturnal)1

Matla a chefo

Ho hlaba

Chefo e tswa ka lemao le hlabang.

Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?

This scorpion uses neurotoxic venom, which is fast acting and is absorbed quickly. Neurotoxins affect the central nervous system and can paralyse the nerves that control breathing, which can lead to death from respiratory failure. Symptoms can include pain, sweating, drooling, tearing, drowsiness, drooping eyelids, loss of muscle coordination, neck muscle paralysis, abdominal pain and increasing weakness.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

Severe envenoming is likely, with an envenoming rate of 10 to 20 percent, making the sting potentially lethal. Death can occur between 5 and 15 hours after envenoming, and it is also possible for death to happen within one hour.1

Ditaba tse monate: dingaka di na le moriana (antivenom) kapa kalafo bakeng sa sena.1

Haeba e hlaba

  • Pholisa moo e hlabileng teng ka pakete ya leqhwa mme o boloke motho a sa sisinyehe. Fumana thuso ya bongaka kapele, haholoholo bakeng sa bana: diphepheng tse ding di bolaya bana.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba e nngwe e o hlaba: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

Hokae lefatsheng?

AfrikaAsiaYuropaAmerika LeboyaAmerika BorwaAustralia le Oceania

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Black fat-tailed scorpion bolelele ba e ka bang 8 cm (3,1 in)Klipi ya pampiri e ka bang 3 cm (1,2 in)Fono e bohlale e ka bang 15 cm (5,9 in)
e telele jwaloka diboloko tsa ho bapala tse 2,5 molenge ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 210 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Black fat-tailed scorpion e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

1

The genus name Androctonus is often translated as "man-killer", which shows how seriously this scorpion has been regarded.1

2

Its venom is absorbed very quickly because the proteins in it have a small molecular weight.1

3

It needs warmth to grow well, and is most efficient when temperatures are between 29 °C and 35 °C.1

4

It keeps itself in shade to avoid losing moisture from its body, since it is easily affected by dryness.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Androctonus bicolor
Sehlopha
Diphepheng
Lelapa
Buthidae2
Tatelano
Scorpiones
Dikontinente
Afrika, Asia
Nako ya bophelo
e ka bang dilemo tse 51
Kotsi ho batho
4 / 5: E kotsi haholo3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Androctonus bicolor (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Androctonus bicolor (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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