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Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede

Scolopendra morsitans
Tungkol sa pangalan: The genus name Scolopendra comes from a Greek term meaning 'biting earthworms', and morsitans is Latin for 'that bites'.1
Masakit langMasakit, pero hindi ka nito lubhang mapipinsala.
Mga alupihan Mga kagatKinakain: Karne
Panganib sa tao: MasakitTalagang masakit, pero halos hindi kailanman malala.

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

Nakatira sa
Native to much of Australia, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Madagascar and Sri Lanka; introduced to the Americas1
Aprika, Asya, Australia at Oceania
Home
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
Haba
13 cm (5 in)1
Pinakamataas na bilis
mga 1.5 km/h (0.93 mph)
Sa lupa, tantiya lang
Ano ang kinakain nito?
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
Totoo!Litrato ng Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede
Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede. Litrato: Jackson Nugent. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Paano ito makikilala

  • 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

Madalas mapagkamalang: 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

Lakas ng kamandag

Mga kagat

Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pangil o ngipin nito kapag nangangagat ito.

Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?

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

Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?

Panganib sa tao: MasakitTalagang masakit, pero halos hindi kailanman malala.

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

Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?

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

Kung kumagat ito

  • Hugasan ang kagat, palamigin ito o ibabad sa maligamgam na tubig para sa sakit, at kumuha ng tulong medikal kung lumala ito.

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 kagatin 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?

AprikaAsyaEuropaHilagang AmerikaTimog AmerikaAustralia at Oceania

Gaano ito kalaki?

Gaano ito kahaba?

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede mga 13 cm ang haba (5 in)Isang paper clip mga 3 cm (1.2 in)Isang smartphone mga 15 cm (5.9 in)
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Gaano kalaki si Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede kumpara sa IYO?

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Gaano ito kabilis?

magandang malaman

Mga fact

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

Myth buster

Mito: The species can be identified by its colour alone.

Totoo: Colour varies widely across regional populations, so colour alone can be misleading.1

Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag

Pangalang siyentipiko
Scolopendra morsitans
Grupo
Mga alupihan
Pamilya
Scolopendridae2
Ayos
Scolopendromorpha
Mga kontinente
Aprika, Asya, Australia at Oceania
Mga sanggol
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
Haba ng buhay
mga 4 taon1
Panganib sa tao
2 / 5: Masakit3

Saan galing ang mga fact

  1. Scolopendra morsitans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scolopendra morsitans (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
  3. Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.

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