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Sun anemone

Stichodactyla helianthus
Kuhusu jina: Helianthus comes from the Greek words for sun (helios) and flower (anthos).1
Inauma tuUsiguseInauma, lakini haitakudhuru vibaya.
Yavuyavu na wadungaji wa baharini Mikono inayodungaHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

The sun anemone is a large sea anemone that looks like a golden, green or yellow carpet on the sea floor. It lives in shallow tropical waters, mostly in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic, and it stays fixed in one place. Scientists study its toxins for possible medical treatments.1

Anaishi
Caribbean and Western Atlantic Seas, also along the coasts of the USA, Canada, Costa Rica and Belize1
Bahari ya Matumbawe, Bahari ya Atlantiki, Bahari ya Karibi
Nyumbani
It lives in shallow areas of the sea floor, usually at depths of 1 to 10 m, in places with mild to strong currents. It may live alone, but it often forms dense groups, such as on reefs.1
Urefu
10 cm hadi 20 cm (3.9 in hadi 7.9 in)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 0.01 kwa saa (maili 0.01 kwa saa)
Kuogelea, makadirio
Hula nini?
It uses its tentacles and toxins to catch prey, then digests the food it captures.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Sun anemone
Sun anemone. Picha: Dan Schofield. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Large, flattened, carpet-like body that is attached to the sea floor and does not move about1
  • Colours range from golden brown and yellow to green1
  • Measures 10 to 20 cm across1
  • Covered with many tentacles around a flat central disc1

Nguvu ya sumu

Mikono inayodunga

Maelfu ya seli ndogo za kudunga hufyatuka kitu kikizigusa.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its stinging cells, called nematocysts, release toxins. These include pore-forming toxins (sticholysins), which damage cell membranes, and polypeptide neurotoxins, which attack the nerves. The toxins are used to catch prey and to defend against predators.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

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

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

Its stinging cells release toxins to defend against predators.1

Akidunga

  • Toka majini na uondoe vipande vya mikono iliyonata (kwa glavu au kitambaa).
  • Kwa yavuyavu sanduku wa kitropiki: mimina siki kwenye sehemu zilizodungwa kwa angalau sekunde 30, omba msaada na uwe tayari kufanya CPR. Kwa mabotoli ya bluu na wengine wengi: suuza kwa maji ya bahari, kisha maji ya moto kupunguza maumivu.

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?

Sun anemone urefu wa takriban 20 cm (7.9 in)Ndizi takriban 18 cm (7.1 in)Paka wa nyumbani takriban 50 cm (1.6 ft)
urefu sawa na matofali 6 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstaripolepole kuliko konokono wa bustanini

Sun anemone ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

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

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

Its toxins are being studied for possible treatments of autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, lupus and multiple sclerosis.1

2

A blue-legged hermit crab lives on its surface, protected from its toxins by removable coverings on its body.1

3

Anemone shrimp, including the sun anemone shrimp, also live with it.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Stichodactyla helianthus
Kundi
Yavuyavu na wadungaji wa baharini
Familia
Stichodactylidae2
Mpangilio
Actiniaria
Mabara
Bahari ya Matumbawe, Bahari ya Atlantiki, Bahari ya Karibi, Bahari kuu
Hatari kwa watu
2 / 5: Inauma3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Stichodactyla helianthus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Stichodactyla helianthus (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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