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Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede

Scolopendra morsitans

ብዛዕባ እቲ ስም፦ The genus name Scolopendra comes from a Greek term meaning 'biting earthworms', and morsitans is Latin for 'that bites'.1

የቐንዚ ጥራይየቐንዚ እዩ፣ ግን ከቢድ ጉድኣት ኣየውርደልካን።

ሚእቲ እግሪ

ንኽሳታትዝበልዖ፦ ስጋ

ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ዘቐንዚብኣዝዩ ከቐንዚ ይኽእል፣ ግን ዳርጋ ፈጺሙ ከቢድ ኣይኮነን።

The Tanzanian blue ringleg is a centipede with a bright red head, though its colour varies from place to place. It lives in warm places across many parts of the world, including much of Australia, Africa, Asia and the Americas. It is a fast-hunting nocturnal predator, and its bite can be painful.1

ዝነብረሉ

Native to much of Australia, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Madagascar and Sri Lanka; introduced to the Americas1

ኣፍሪቃ, እስያ, ኣውስትራልያን ኦሽያንያን

መበገሲ

It prefers warm environments and needs enough air humidity to survive. It shelters under leaves, bark, logs and other ground debris, and is often found in inhabited areas. Its preference for conditions similar to those on ships has been suggested as a reason for its spread.1

ንውሓት

13 cm (5 in)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 1,5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (0,93 ማይል/ሰዓት)

ኣብ መሬት, ግምት

እንታይ ይበልዕ?

It is an aggressive and opportunistic predator that hunts mainly at night. It eats other arthropods and some small vertebrates, using its strong jaws and venom to capture, incapacitate and digest its prey.1

ስእሊ Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede — Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede። ስእሊ፦ Jackson Nugent። CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ

Adults are generally characterised by a bright red head and a brownish body.1
Adults have distinct striations, or lines, between each body segment.1
Juveniles lack clear stripes and often have a head that is a similar colour to their body.1
Adults grow to around 13 cm, though colour varies widely between populations, so colour alone can be misleading.1
In the field, the species can sometimes be told apart from other Scolopendras by its relatively thick rear legs, called ultimate legs.1

ብዙሕ ግዜ ዝደናገረሉ፦ It is often confused with the giant red-headed centipede (Scolopendra heros), the Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspines) and the Tanzanian blue ring centipede (Ethmostigmus trignopdus), which have similar-sounding common names. Thick rear legs can help separate it from other Scolopendras.1

ሓይሊ መርዚ

ንኽሳታት

ክነኽስ ከሎ መርዚ ብኣስናን መርዙ ወይ ብኣስናኑ ይወጽእ።

መርዙ (ክነኽስ ወይ ክነድፍ ከሎ) እንታይ ይገብር?

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves, and it rapidly paralyses and kills prey. The venom contains serotonin, which causes a pain response, along with proteins and enzymes. In humans, bites can cause redness, swelling and, in some cases, severe pain.1

ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?

ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ዘቐንዚብኣዝዩ ከቐንዚ ይኽእል፣ ግን ዳርጋ ፈጺሙ ከቢድ ኣይኮነን።

Bites in humans cause redness, swelling and sometimes severe pain. Robust case studies of this species are limited, so its effects on people are not well documented.1

ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?

When approached from behind, it raises its ultimate legs aggressively, which may confuse predators by disguising its vulnerable flanks as its fang-bearing head.1

እንተ ነኺሱ

ነቲ ንኽሳ ሕጸቦ፣ ንቓንዛ ኣዝሕሎ ወይ ኣብ ሙቑቕ ማይ ኣጥልቖ፣ እንተ ገደደ ድማ ሕክምናዊ ሓገዝ ርኸብ።

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 ነኺሱካ፦ 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?

ኣፍሪቃ እስያ ኤውሮጳ ሰሜን ኣመሪካ ደቡብ ኣመሪካ ኣውስትራልያን ኦሽያንያን

ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

ክንደይ ይነውሕ?

ብመስመር ከም ዝተሰርዑ 4 ናይ መጻወቲ ህንጻ ብሎካት ይነውሕ100 ሜትሮ ብ240 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ዝስራሕ ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ኣይዕቀብን ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ድማ ኣይለኣኽን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?

ጎብየ ኣስታት 0,3 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (0,19 mph)

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede ኣስታት 1,5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (0,93 mph)

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (3,1 mph)

ክፍለጥ ዘለዎ

ሓቅታት

Centipedes are the only known animals whose venom partly comes from genes transferred horizontally from several other groups of organisms.1

Enzymes in its venom let it digest prey outside its body, sucking out the broken-down contents through the prey's exoskeleton.1

The venom of this species contained the first active enzymes ever found in any centipede venom, discovered at Ain Shams University in 1983.1

It is kept as a pet and traded internationally, with prices averaging around US$35 online.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር

ጽውጽዋይ፦ The species can be identified by its colour alone.

ሓቂ፦ Colour varies widely across regional populations, so colour alone can be misleading.1

ንክኢላታት መርዚ

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Scolopendra morsitans
ጉጅለ: ሚእቲ እግሪ
ስድራ ቤት: Scolopendridae2
ቅደም ሰዓብ: Scolopendromorpha
ክፍለ ዓለማት: ኣፍሪቃ, እስያ, ኣውስትራልያን ኦሽያንያን
ህጻናት: The female builds a brood chamber under the ground and lays 22 to 86 eggs, coiling around them and her young to guard them.1
ዕድመ ህይወት: ኣስታት 4 ዓመት1
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: 2 / 5: ዘቐንዚ3

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Scolopendra morsitans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Scolopendra morsitans (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
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