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Giant vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

Kuhusu jina: The name 'vinegaroon' comes from the strong vinegar smell of its spray, and 'whipscorpion' comes from its long, whip-like tail.1

Hana madharaHana madhara kwa watu. Hakuna cha kuhofia.

Viwavi na wadudu

Hunyunyiza au kutemaHula: Nyama

Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.

The giant vinegaroon is a large, harmless-to-people relative of the scorpion, known for the vinegar smell it gives off when threatened. It lives in the southern United States and Mexico, where it hunts insects and other small creatures at night. It is useful to people because it eats scorpions and other pests.1

Anaishi

Southern United States (Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) and Mexico1

Amerika Kaskazini

Nyumbani

It lives in the southern US and Mexico at heights of 1380 to 1800 metres. It hunts at night and hides in places it can dig into and shelter in.1

Urefu

4 cm hadi 6 cm (1.6 in hadi 2.4 in)1

Kasi ya juu

takriban km 0.9 kwa saa (maili 0.56 kwa saa)

Nchi kavu, makadirio

Hula nini?

It feeds at night on insects such as cockroaches and crickets, as well as millipedes, other arachnids, worms, slugs and small frogs and toads. It holds prey with its large pedipalps while its chelicerae tear and bite.1

Picha ya Giant vinegaroon — Giant vinegaroon. Picha: Jbjensen1. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

Body length is 40 to 60 millimetres, not counting the tail.1
Has a long, thin, whip-like tail at the back.1
Has two long front legs that it uses to feel around and sense vibrations.1
Has two large pedipalps (front limbs) modified into claws for crushing prey.1
When sprayed, it smells strongly of vinegar.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Hunyunyiza au kutema

Hunyunyiza au kutema kimiminika kinachowasha kwa washambulizi.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

It is not venomous. From the base of its tail it sprays a liquid made of 85% acetic acid, the main component of vinegar. If the spray gets into mucous membranes or cuts, it can sting, and it can irritate the eyes.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.

It seldom bites or pinches people. Its main risk is the acid spray, which can sting and cause eye irritation.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When threatened, it sprays acetic acid from the base of its tail.1

Akikunyunyizia

Kwa manyoya ya kiwavi yanayowasha: yaondoe kwa utepe unaonata, kisha osha ngozi. Usisugue.
Kwa kuumwa: osha na upoze. Tafuta msaada wa kitabibu mtu akijisikia vibaya au akivuja damu kwa urahisi.

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.
Akikunyunyizia: 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

Wapi duniani?

Afrika Asia Ulaya Amerika Kaskazini Amerika Kusini Australia na Oceania

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

urefu sawa na matofali 2 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstari

Giant vinegaroon ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

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

Ana kasi gani?

Kobe takriban km 0.3 kwa saa (0.19 mph)

Giant vinegaroon takriban km 0.9 kwa saa (0.56 mph)

Mtu anayetembea takriban km 5 kwa saa (3.1 mph)

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

Its common name 'vinegaroon' comes from the vinegar smell of the acid it sprays.1

It is an efficient predator of scorpions, and it is sometimes bought for that purpose.1

Males fight each other at night in fierce battles for the chance to mate with a female.1

It has eight eyes, but they are very weak, so it finds its way mostly by feeling with its front legs, tail and pedipalps.1

Raccoons, coatis, armadillos, skunks, bears, roadrunners, lizards and tarantulas may all eat it.1

It is sold in the exotic animal trade as a pet.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: Giant vinegaroons are dangerous and venomous to people.

Ukweli: They are non-venomous and seldom bite or pinch people. The main risk is the acid spray, which can irritate the eyes or sting if it reaches cuts or mucous membranes.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi: Mastigoproctus giganteus
Kundi: Viwavi na wadudu
Familia: Thelyphonidae2
Mpangilio: Uropygi
Mabara: Amerika Kaskazini
Watoto: The female produces about 40 offspring, which she protects and feeds during their early lives. She reproduces only once.1
Muda wa maisha: takriban miaka 71
Hatari kwa watu: 1 / 5: Hafifu3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

Mastigoproctus giganteus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Mastigoproctus giganteus (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
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