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Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion

Parabuthus transvaalicus
Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Akikudunga, tafuta msaada haraka.
Nge Kudungwa
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion is a dark brown or black scorpion with a thick tail. It lives in dry, semi-arid parts of southern Africa. It matters because it is a medically significant scorpion that can sting and can also spray venom.1

Anaishi
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, parts of the Namib Desert and South Africa1
Afrika
Nyumbani
It lives in deserts, scrublands and semi-arid regions. During the day it rests in a shallow burrow under rocks.1
Urefu
9 cm hadi 11 cm (3.5 in hadi 4.3 in)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 2.3 kwa saa (maili 1.4 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion
Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion. Picha: RichardMcJimsey. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Dark brown or black in colour1
  • Grows to 90–110 mm long1
  • Thin pincers and a thickened tail1
  • The sting segment is as wide as the rest of the tail1
  • Mostly active at night1

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: It resembles P. villosus, its close relative. P. villosus is hairier, is less strictly nocturnal and lives further west.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its venom contains kurtoxin, and a related toxin called parabutoxin has been isolated from it. Parabutoxin is a potassium channel inhibitor, which means it blocks channels that the body uses to control nerve and muscle signals. The first droplet of venom is different from the rest and is called "pre-venom".1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

It is described as a dangerous, medically significant scorpion. It can both sting and spray its venom.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

It can sting and spray its venom when threatened.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?

Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion urefu wa takriban 11 cm (4.3 in)Kibanio cha karatasi takriban 3 cm (1.2 in)Simu janja takriban 15 cm (5.9 in)
urefu sawa na matofali 3 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 160 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Transvaal thick-tailed 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 can spray its venom as well as sting.1

2

The first droplet of its venom is different from the rest and is called "pre-venom".1

3

A toxin called parabutoxin has been isolated from its venom.1

4

Its tail is thickened, and the sting segment is as wide as the rest of the tail.1

5

It is nocturnal and rests in a shallow burrow under rocks during the day.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Parabuthus transvaalicus
Kundi
Nge
Familia
Buthidae2
Mpangilio
Scorpiones
Mabara
Afrika
Hatari kwa watu
4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Parabuthus transvaalicus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Parabuthus transvaalicus (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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