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Arizona bark scorpion

Centruroides sculpturatus

Kailangan ng doktorBihirang nakamamatay, pero kailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag natusok.

Mga alakdan

Mga tusokKinakain: Karne

Panganib sa tao: MalalaKailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag natusok. Napakabihira ng namamatay.

The Arizona bark scorpion is a small, light brown scorpion. It lives in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is the most venomous scorpion in the United States, so it is important to know what it looks like and what to do after a sting.1

Nakatira sa

Southwestern United States (southern California, Arizona, southern Nevada, south-west Utah, western New Mexico) and northern Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua)1

Hilagang Amerika

Home

It is active at night and hides during the day, usually under rocks, wood piles or tree bark. It often gets into homes through gaps only 1/16 of an inch wide, and it prefers damp areas such as riverside groves and irrigated lawns.1

Haba

8 cm (3.1 in)1

Pinakamataas na bilis

mga 1.6 km/h (0.99 mph)

Sa lupa, tantiya lang

Ano ang kinakain nito?

It preys on small and medium-sized animals, including beetles, spiders, crickets, cockroaches, other insects and other scorpions.1

Litrato ng Arizona bark scorpion — Arizona bark scorpion. Litrato: Andrew Meeds. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Paano ito makikilala

Small and light brown, tan or light beige in colour1
Adults are up to 8 cm long (males) or up to 7 cm long (females)1
Glows (fluoresces) under a blacklight, so it can be spotted at night from about six feet away with a UV flashlight1
Can climb walls, trees and other rough surfaces, and often sits on the underside of objects1

Lakas ng kamandag

Mga tusok

Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pamamagitan ng pantusok.

Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?

The venom causes severe pain in adults, along with numbness, tingling and vomiting. These symptoms typically last between 24 and 72 hours. The stung area may stop working for a time, so a hand or arm can be temporarily immobilised or have convulsions. Some victims also feel short breaths and electrical jolts.1

Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?

Panganib sa tao: MalalaKailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag natusok. Napakabihira ng namamatay.

Two deaths have been recorded in Arizona since 1968. Thousands of people are estimated to be stung each year in Arizona and New Mexico. Young children are at particular risk of severe symptoms.1

Magandang balita: may gamot (antivenom) o gamutan ang mga doktor para dito.1

Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?

It will not seek out humans unless it is provoked or defending its young.1

Kung tumusok ito

Clean the sting site with soap and water, then apply a cool compress. You can take acetaminophen (paracetamol) or ibuprofen for pain and swelling. Get medical attention straight away if severe symptoms occur, especially in young children.1
Palamigin ang tusok gamit ang ice pack at panatilihing hindi gumagalaw ang tao. Kumuha agad ng tulong medikal, lalo na para sa mga bata: may mga alakdan na nakamamatay sa mga bata.

Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas

Mag-ingat

Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
Kung tusukin ka ng isa: manatiling kalmado, huwag gumalaw, tawagan ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911) o pumunta agad sa ospital. Tandaan ang itsura nito, makakatulong ang litrato.

Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ginagamit nito ang kamandag para manghuli ng pagkain o ipagtanggol ang sarili, at mas gusto pa nitong magtago. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat

Saan sa mundo?

Aprika Asya Europa Hilagang Amerika Timog Amerika Australia at Oceania

Gaano ito kalaki?

Gaano ito kahaba?

kasinghaba ng 2.5 laruang building brick na magkakasunodkayang tapusin ang 100 metro sa loob ng 220 segundo (9.6 ang kailangan ng pinakamabilis na tao)

Gaano kalaki si Arizona bark scorpion kumpara sa IYO?

Math lang sa browser mo. Walang sine-save o ipinapadala kahit saan.

Gaano ito kabilis?

Isang pagong mga 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)

Arizona bark scorpion mga 1.6 km/h (0.99 mph)

Isang taong naglalakad mga 5 km/h (3.1 mph)

magandang malaman

Mga fact

Scorpions, including this species, were found near ground zero during American nuclear tests, with no recorded harmful effects.1

Its venom has little effect on grasshopper mice, which scientists found use the toxin as a pain reducer rather than a pain trigger.1

It is the only scorpion genus in the Southwest that can climb rough walls and trees.1

Layers of wax on its outer shell help it resist water loss in the desert.1

Newly moulted scorpions do not glow under UV light for a few days.1

Young scorpions are gently guided onto their mother's back, where they stay after birth.1

Myth buster

Mito: Scorpions go looking for people to sting them.

Totoo: They will not seek out humans unless they are provoked or defending their young. Many stings happen when people touch a scorpion on the underside of an object, where it is hiding.1

Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag

Pangalang siyentipiko: Centruroides sculpturatus
Grupo: Mga alakdan
Pamilya: Buthidae2
Ayos: Scorpiones
Mga kontinente: Hilagang Amerika
Mga sanggol: The young are born live, usually 25 to 35 at a time, and ride on their mother's back until their first moult.1
Haba ng buhay: mga 6 taon1
Panganib sa tao: 3 / 5: Malala3

Saan galing ang mga fact

Arizona bark scorpion (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Centruroides sculpturatus (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
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