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Gadim scorpion

Hemiscorpius lepturus
Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Akikudunga, tafuta msaada haraka.
Nge KudungwaHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The Gadim scorpion is a yellow-brown scorpion with a long, thin tail that lives in the deserts of the Middle East. Its venom is highly dangerous, and it causes most deaths from scorpion stings in the Iran area. It is one of the few scorpions outside the Buthidae family that can potentially kill people.1

Anaishi
Middle East: southern Iraq and Iran, also Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates1
Asia
Nyumbani
It lives in warm, humid desert areas, in tight rock crevices and cracks. It is most common in southern Iraq and Iran, where most scorpion-sting deaths occur.1
Urefu
5.5 cm hadi 8 cm (2.2 in hadi 3.1 in)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 1.6 kwa saa (maili 0.99 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It waits in rock cracks and ambushes prey such as spiders and other insects. After catching prey, it secretes enzymes that dissolve the prey until it is liquid enough to eat.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Gadim scorpion
Gadim scorpion. Picha: Kian. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Yellow-brown colour1
  • Flat, broad body1
  • Long, thin tail that curves upward, with five tail segments1
  • Males grow to about 8 cm and females to about 5.5 cm1
  • Males have longer tails than females1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

The venom is cytotoxic and hemolytic, meaning it destroys living cells, especially blood cells. A sting can cause serious wounds, skin inflammation, internal bleeding, kidney failure, and blisters or ulcers. General symptoms include dry mouth, thirst, dizziness, confusion, nausea, fever, vomiting and convulsions, which gradually get worse and are especially dangerous for children.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

Its venom is highly dangerous and is responsible for most deaths from scorpion stings in the Iran area. It is the only scorpion outside the Buthidae family that is potentially lethal to humans. Children are especially at risk.1

Habari njema: madaktari wana dawa (ya kuzuia sumu) au matibabu ya hili.1

Akidunga

  • The only available treatment for the venom is a polyvalent antivenom, given by injection. Medical care should be sought promptly after a sting.1
  • 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?

Gadim scorpion urefu wa takriban 8 cm (3.1 in)Kibanio cha karatasi takriban 3 cm (1.2 in)Simu janja takriban 15 cm (5.9 in)
urefu sawa na matofali 2.5 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 220 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Gadim 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 the only scorpion outside the Buthidae family that is potentially lethal to humans.1

2

Its venom has shown inhibitory effects on HIV-1 in recent studies, but more research is needed before it could be a treatment.1

3

It digests its prey outside its body by using enzymes until the prey is liquid.1

4

After shedding its skin, it is soft and pale for two to three days and cannot sting prey.1

5

Some mother scorpions die during delivery, which can take up to six hours.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Hemiscorpius lepturus
Kundi
Nge
Familia
Hemiscorpiidae2
Mpangilio
Scorpiones
Mabara
Asia
Watoto
It gives birth to live young, averaging about 24 per delivery. The young ride on the mother's back until they are mature enough to leave.1
Hatari kwa watu
4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Hemiscorpius lepturus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hemiscorpius lepturus (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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