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Panamanian black scorpion

Tityus pachyurus

Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Akikudunga, tafuta msaada haraka.

KudungwaHula: Wadudu

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The Panamanian black scorpion is a scorpion that lives in Central and South America. It is one of the most dangerous scorpions in the region, and it is responsible for many serious stings, including ones in children. It hunts at night.1

Anaishi

Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and South America (Colombia, including Antioquia and Chocó)1

Amerika Kaskazini, Amerika Kusini

Nyumbani

It is found mainly in tropical forests, but also in urban areas and places with high tourist and industrial activity, where people are more likely to meet it.1

Urefu

6 cm hadi 9 cm (2.4 in hadi 3.5 in)1

Kasi ya juu

takriban km 1.7 kwa saa (maili 1.1 kwa saa)

Nchi kavu, makadirio

Hula nini?

It feeds mainly on beetle larvae (tenebrians) and cockroaches.1

Picha ya Panamanian black scorpion — Panamanian black scorpion. Picha: Luis Enrique Calderón Franco. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

Grows from 6 to 9 cm in length.1
Its pedipalps (the front pincer-like limbs) are reddish.1
The fourth and fifth segments of its tail section are dark and thicker than the others.1
It is nocturnal, so it is most active at night.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its venom is considered one of the most toxic of any scorpion. Stings can cause a fast heart rate, sweating, fast breathing, blue-tinged skin, high blood pressure and, in some cases, a slow heart rate. Severe cases can lead to heart problems, cardiac arrest and fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema). In laboratory measurements, the median lethal dose is 4.8 mg per kg.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

It is responsible for the most serious scorpion accidents in Central America and Colombia, including in children. In Colombia it causes the highest percentage of scorpion sting admissions to hospital. One reported case involved a 12-year-old boy whose pain at the sting site quickly progressed to heart and circulation failure.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

Wapi duniani?

Afrika Asia Ulaya Amerika Kaskazini Amerika Kusini Australia na Oceania

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

urefu sawa na matofali 3 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 210 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Panamanian black scorpion 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)

Panamanian black scorpion takriban km 1.7 kwa saa (1.1 mph)

Mtu anayetembea takriban km 5 kwa saa (3.1 mph)

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

In Colombia, it is the cause of the largest share of scorpion sting admissions to hospital.1

Its venom has a median lethal dose of 4.8 mg per kg, measured in tests.1

It is nocturnal, so most stings are likely to happen after dark.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi: Tityus pachyurus
Kundi: Nge
Familia: Buthidae2
Mpangilio: Scorpiones
Mabara: Amerika Kaskazini, Amerika Kusini
Hatari kwa watu: 4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

Tityus pachyurus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Tityus pachyurus (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
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