Flower urchin
The flower urchin is a sea urchin with flower-shaped claws that can sting. It lives on coral reefs, in seagrass beds and on rocky or sandy sea floors across the Indo-West Pacific. It is one of the sea urchins most likely to cause a painful and medically significant sting.1

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ
- Flower-like claws (globiferous pedicellariae) that are pinkish-white to yellowish-white, with a central purple dot and a bright white rim1
- A rigid shell (test) that is deep red and grey, with a purple zigzag pattern along each of the five ambulacral segments; rarely it is greenish or pale purple1
- Short, blunt spines, usually hidden beneath the flower-like claws1
- A body diameter of about 15 to 20 cm1
ብዙሕ ግዜ ዝደናገረሉ፦ Other Toxopneustes urchins look similar. Toxopneustes roseus has a uniform pink, brown or purple test and lives only in the eastern Pacific. Toxopneustes elegans, found only around Japan, has a dark stripe just below the tips of its spines. Toxopneustes maculatus is very rare, known from Réunion, Christmas Island and Palmyra Atoll, and has bright violet on its underside and a violet band around its middle.1
ሓይሊ መርዚ
መርዚ ብመንደፊ እዩ ዝወጽእ።
መርዙ (ክነኽስ ወይ ክነድፍ ከሎ) እንታይ ይገብር?
Its venom is made in glands at the base of the flower-like claws, not in the spines. The claws have sharp fang-like tips that can penetrate human skin, and when touched they snap shut and inject venom. The sting is described as extremely painful and medically significant.1
ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ኣዝዩ ሓደገኛሕክምና ዘይረኸበ ሰብ ክቐትል ይኽእል።It is considered highly dangerous to people. Its stings are extremely painful and medically significant. Larger individuals with bigger claws are thought to be more dangerous, because the strength of the venom is linked to claw size.1
ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?
When touched or brushed against, its flower-like claws snap shut and inject venom. The claws can break off and stay attached to the skin, continuing to inject venom for several hours.1
እንተ ነዲፉ
- ነቲ ቑስሊ ኣብ ውዑይ ማይ ኣእትዎ፣ እቲ ሰብ ከይተቓጸለ ክጻወሮ ዝኽእል ክሳብ ዝኸውን ውዑይ፣ እሾኽ ንምውጻእ ድማ ሕክምናዊ ሓገዝ ርኸብ። ባዕልኻ ኮዒትካ ከተውጽኦም ኣይትፈትን።
ኩሉ ግዜ ቀዳምነት ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት ደውል (112፣ 000፣ 911)። እዚ ሓፈሻዊ መምርሒ ቀዳማይ ረድኤት እዩ፣ ሕክምናዊ ምኽሪ ኣይኮነን። መሰረታት ቀዳማይ ረድኤት
ብድሕንነት ጽናሕ
- ንዘገዳም እንስሳ ፈጺምካ ኣይትተንክፎ፣ ኣይትሓዞ ወይ ኣይተሕርቖ፣ ንእሽቶ እንተ ኾነ እውን፣ ደቂሱ ወይ ሞይቱ እንተ መሰለ እውን።
- ቦታ ሃቦ። እንተ ረኺብካዮ፣ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ቀስ ኢልካ ንድሕሪት ተመለስ፣ ናብ መገዱ ድማ ይኺድ ሕደጎ።
- ሓደ እንተ ነዲፉካ፦ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ከይተንቀሳቐስካ ጽናሕ፣ ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት (112፣ 000፣ 911) ደውል ወይ ብቕልጡፍ ናብ ሆስፒታል ኪድ። ከመይ ከም ዝመስል ዘክር፣ ስእሊ ይሕግዝ።
ንዓኻ ከጥቅዕ ኣይደልን እዩ። መርዙ ዝጥቀመሉ መግቢ ንምሓዝ ወይ ንርእሱ ንምክልኻል እዩ፣ ምሕባእ ድማ ኣዝዩ ይመርጽ። ብዛዕባ ድሕንነት ተወሳኺ
ኣበይ ኣብ ዓለም?
ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?
ክንደይ ይነውሕ?
ብመስመር ከም ዝተሰርዑ 6 ናይ መጻወቲ ህንጻ ብሎካት ይነውሕ
ካብ ቀንዲ-ኣውጣ ጀርዲን ዝደንጒFlower urchin ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?
ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ዝስራሕ ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ኣይዕቀብን ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ድማ ኣይለኣኽን።
ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?
ሓቅታት
Unlike most venomous sea urchins, it does not sting through its spines. Its venom is delivered through the claws.1
A zebra crab, Zebrida adamsii, often lives attached to its shell. The crab is thought to be immune to its venom.1
Its flower-like claws are the source of its common name and are its most striking feature.1
Tiny shrimp, Athanas areteformis, sometimes live among its spines.1
In the seashell trade, its empty shells are called "mushroom urchins" because they look like mushroom caps.1
ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር
ጽውጽዋይ፦ Sea urchins sting with their spines.
ሓቂ፦ Flower urchins do not deliver venom through their spines. Their venom comes from the flower-like claws, which snap shut and inject it.1
ንክኢላታት መርዚ
- ሳይንሳዊ ስም
- Toxopneustes pileolus
- ጉጅለ
- ቅንፍዝ ባሕሪ፣ ኮኾብ ባሕርን ዕጭታትን
- ስድራ ቤት
- Toxopneustidae2
- ቅደም ሰዓብ
- Camarodonta
- ክፍለ ዓለማት
- ህንዳዊ ውቅያኖስ, ውቅያኖስ ፓሲፊክ, ቀይሕ ባሕሪ, ባሕሪ ኮራል, ባሕሪ ፊሊፒንስ, ባሕሪ ቲሞርን ኣራፉራን, ወሽመጥ ቤንጋል, ውቅያኖሳት
- ህጻናት
- Eggs and sperm are released into the water during mass spawning events, and fertilisation happens outside the body.1
- ሓደጋ ንሰባት
- 4 / 5: ኣዝዩ ሓደገኛ3
ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ
- Toxopneustes pileolus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Toxopneustes pileolus (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
- Venom Wiki: ደረጃ ሓደጋ፣ ልሙድ ዓቐንን ግምት ቅልጣፈን ናትና እዮም። ብኸመይ ከም እነውጽኦም ርአ፦ ሓደጋ ብኸመይ ንግምግም.
ኣብዚ ገጽ ዘሎ ነፍሲ ወከፍ ሓቂ ናብ ምንጩ ዘመልክት ቁጽሪ ኣለዎ። ገለ ነገር እንተ ተጋጊና፣ ይቕሬታ፣ ንሕና ፈተውቲ እንስሳታት ኢና፣ መጽሔት ሳይንስ ኣይኮንናን። ብ[email protected] ንገረና፣ ክነስተኻኽሎ ኢና።
ምንዳፋት