Italian scorpion
The Italian scorpion is a small scorpion that lives around the Mediterranean and in parts of southern Europe. It is the largest scorpion in its genus, and it often lives in and around buildings and ruins. It is considered harmless to people.1

Ho e tseba jwang
- Colour ranges from dark reddish brown to bluish black.1
- The underside and tail tip (telson) are slightly lighter than the rest of the body.1
- It is the largest species in its genus, with adults reaching up to 5 cm long.1
- It is nocturnal, so it is mostly active at night and hides during the day.1
Hangata e ferekanngwa le: It is sometimes confused with Tetratrichobothrius flavicaudis. Scorpions in the genus Euscorpius are generally very similar, so identification is often difficult. Its larger size can help.1
Matla a chefo
Chefo e tswa ka lemao le hlabang.
E kotsi hakae ho batho?
Kotsi ho batho: E bobebeJwaloka ho hlajwa ke notshi kapa ho fetang moo. Ha e na kotsi ho batho.It rarely uses its stinger and is considered harmless. It has a mild temperament and spends most of its life hiding.1
Haeba e hlaba
- If stung, it is enough to clean and disinfect the wound.1
- 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?
E kgolo hakae?
E telele hakae?
e kgutshwane ho feta monwana wa hao o monyenyane
e ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 300 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)Italian 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?
Dintlha
Females carry their young on their back. The young leave their mother after their first moult, which happens about 6 or 7 days after birth.1
In the wild it is thought to live between 4 and 8 years, and one individual in a laboratory lived for over 10 years.1
Males need 5 to 6 moults to become adults, and females need 6 to 7.1
Ho senya ditshomo
Tshomo: Italian scorpions are dangerous to people because they have a sting.
Nnete: It is considered harmless. It rarely uses its stinger, and a sting only needs cleaning and disinfecting.1
Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo
Moo dintlha di tswang teng
- Euscorpius italicus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Euscorpius italicus (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
- 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.
Taba e nngwe le e nngwe leqepheng lena e na le nomoro e bontshang mohlodi wa yona. Haeba re entse phoso, re kopa tshwarelo, re barati ba diphoofolo, hase makasine wa saense. Re bolelle ho [email protected] mme re tla e lokisa.
Ho hlaba

