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Small forest scorpion

Tityus silvestris
Inauma tuInauma, lakini haitakudhuru vibaya.
Nge KudungwaHula: Wadudu
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

Tityus silvestris is a small forest scorpion that lives only in northern South America. It is one of the smallest scorpions in its family, the Buthidae. Although it was once thought to be harmless, a sting has caused serious symptoms in at least one person, so it matters to doctors.1

Anaishi
Northern South America, including French Guiana and Brazil (Amazonas and Pará)1
Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
It lives in tropical forests in French Guiana and in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Pará.1
Urefu
2.5 cm hadi 4.5 cm (1 in hadi 1.8 in)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 1.1 kwa saa (maili 0.68 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It is believed to feed on crickets and cockroaches.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Small forest scorpion
Small forest scorpion. Picha: (photo A. Thillien) Ythier E (2018) A synopsis of the scorpion fauna of French Guiana, with description of four new species. ZooKeys 764: 27-90. https://doi.org. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Small, growing to between 25 and 45 mm (2.5 to 4.5 cm) long.1
  • Yellowish body with several dark spots.1
  • Tail and telson (the bulb at the end of the tail that holds the venom) are darker than the body.1
  • Males and females look different (this is called sexual dysmorphism).1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

In one recorded case, a sting first caused pain and tingling or numbness (paraesthesia). Within about two hours, the person had difficulty breathing, a fast heartbeat, high blood pressure and muscle spasms, and the condition became more serious.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

It was once believed not to cause serious accidents. However, a 39-year-old man stung by this species needed hospital care, and his symptoms got worse before he was discharged seven days later. It is therefore considered to be of medical importance.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?

Small forest scorpion urefu wa takriban 4.5 cm (1.8 in)Kibanio cha karatasi takriban 3 cm (1.2 in)Simu janja takriban 15 cm (5.9 in)
mfupi kuliko kidole chako kidogoangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 330 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Small forest 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

In one reported case, a man reached hospital about three hours after being stung, while he still had only pain and tingling.1

2

The same man developed breathing difficulty and muscle spasms about two hours later, showing that symptoms can build up over time.1

3

It is one of the smallest species in the Buthidae family, which is a large family of scorpions.1

4

It is believed to hunt crickets and cockroaches.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: This scorpion was believed not to be responsible for serious accidents.

Ukweli: A sting from this species caused serious symptoms in a 39-year-old man, who needed a week in hospital.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Tityus silvestris
Kundi
Nge
Familia
Buthidae2
Mpangilio
Scorpiones
Mabara
Amerika Kusini
Hatari kwa watu
2 / 5: Inauma3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Tityus silvestris (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Tityus silvestris (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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