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Brazilian brown scorpion

Tityus bahiensis
Kuhusu jina: The scientific name Tityus bahiensis refers to Bahia, a state in Brazil.1
Anahitaji daktariMara chache huua, lakini kudungwa kunahitaji daktari.
Nge KudungwaHula: Wadudu
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKudungwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

The Brazilian brown scorpion is a venomous scorpion found in South America. It lives mostly in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and is very common in farming areas. It matters because it is one of the scorpions most often linked to stings in rural places.1

Anaishi
Brazil (Minas Gerais, Goias, Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana), Argentina and Paraguay; endemic to South America1
Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
It is very common in agricultural areas. It is nocturnal, so it is active at night and generally avoids people.1
Urefu
6 cm (2.4 in)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 1.4 kwa saa (maili 0.87 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
In captivity it feeds on cockroaches, mealworms, crickets, spiders and insect larvae.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Brazilian brown scorpion
Brazilian brown scorpion. Picha: Alexandre S. Michelotto. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Body is dark, with reddish brown on top1
  • Legs are light with black spots1
  • Pincer tips and stinger are brown or black1
  • Telson (tail tip) is reddish1
  • Young scorpions are often reddish1
  • Usually reaches about 6 cm in length1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. Symptoms include severe pain, swelling, sweating, lethargy, fast heart rate, pulmonary (lung) oedema, difficulty breathing, pancreatitis, nausea, vomiting and changes in blood pressure. The venom's LD50 is 0.5 mg/kg, a measure of how toxic it is to test animals.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKudungwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

It is the main cause of scorpion sting cases in rural areas and is often ranked the second most toxic of its kind, behind only T. serrulatus.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

It is not aggressive and avoids humans, but if threatened it will defend itself with its sting.1

Akidunga

  • Poza mahali palipodungwa kwa barafu na umweke mtu bila kutikisika. Tafuta msaada wa kitabibu haraka, hasa kwa watoto: baadhi ya nge ni hatari ya kifo kwa watoto.

Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza

Kaa salama

  • Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
  • Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
  • Akikudunga: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.

Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Brazilian brown scorpion urefu wa takriban 6 cm (2.4 in)Kibanio cha karatasi takriban 3 cm (1.2 in)Simu janja takriban 15 cm (5.9 in)
urefu sawa na matofali 2 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 260 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Brazilian brown scorpion ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

It is often called the second most toxic scorpion of its kind, after T. serrulatus.1

2

Females can give birth to as many as 25 young in one litter.1

3

It is common in farmland, which is why it causes many stings in rural areas.1

4

The most common toxin in its venom is Tb1, which makes up about 10% of the soluble venom.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Tityus bahiensis
Kundi
Nge
Familia
Buthidae2
Mpangilio
Scorpiones
Mabara
Amerika Kusini
Watoto
Mating can happen at any time of year but usually from November to April. Gestation lasts 2 to 12 months, and the female gives birth to between 2 and 25 young.1
Hatari kwa watu
3 / 5: Mbaya3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Tityus bahiensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Tityus bahiensis (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.

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