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Emperor scorpion

Pandinus imperator
Ha e na kotsiHa e na kotsi ho batho. Ha ho letho la ho tshwenyeha.
Diphepheng Ho hlabaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E bobebeJwaloka ho hlajwa ke notshi kapa ho fetang moo. Ha e na kotsi ho batho.

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

E phela
West Africa, in rainforests and savannas, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon1
Afrika
Lapeng
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
Bolelele
20 cm (7,9 in)1
Boima
30 g (1,1 oz)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
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
Ka nnete!Foto ya Emperor scorpion
Emperor scorpion. Foto: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • 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

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: It is often confused with scorpions of the genus Heterometrus.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?

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

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E bobebeJwaloka ho hlajwa ke notshi kapa ho fetang moo. Ha e na kotsi ho batho.

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

E etsang ha e tshohile?

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

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Emperor scorpion bolelele ba e ka bang 20 cm (7,9 in)Banana e ka bang 18 cm (7,1 in)Katse ya lapeng e ka bang 50 cm (1,6 ft)

E boima hakae?

e boima jwaloka diklipi tsa pampiri tse 30
e telele jwaloka diboloko tsa ho bapala tse 6 molenge ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 100 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Emperor 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

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

Ho senya ditshomo

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

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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Pandinus imperator
Sehlopha
Diphepheng
Lelapa
Scorpionidae2
Tatelano
Scorpiones
Dikontinente
Afrika
Nako ya bophelo
e ka bang dilemo tse 81
Boemo ba yona naheng
CITES-listed, protected to prevent over-collecting in the wild1
Kotsi ho batho
1 / 5: E bobebe3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Emperor scorpion (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pandinus imperator (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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