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Arabian fat-tailed scorpion

Androctonus crassicauda
Mën na reyMën na la rey su ñu la fajul. Su la jamee, wutal ndimbal ci gaaw.
Jiit yi Dafay jamDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

The Arabian fat-tailed scorpion is a venomous scorpion that can sting with very strong venom. It lives mainly in North Africa, the Middle East and south-western Asia, and it is one of the most feared scorpions in its range.1

Dafay dund ci
North Africa and the Middle East; found mainly in Turkey, Iran and other south-western Asian nations1
Asi, Afrig
Kër
It lives in the ruins of old, neglected buildings and in the edges of deserts in arid and semi-arid places. It also hides in piles of plant debris that have built up over time. In the Persian Gulf conflict it was considered a possible hazard for troops.1
Guddaay
10 cm (3,9 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It hunts at night, catching insects, other invertebrates and small lizards.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Arabian fat-tailed scorpion
Arabian fat-tailed scorpion. Foto: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Adults range in colour from light brown to reddish, blackish-brown or black.1
  • Adults can grow to over 10 cm long.1
  • It is nocturnal, hiding in crevices and under objects during the day.1
  • At night it hunts insects, other invertebrates and small lizards.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay jam

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is mainly made of neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, and cardiotoxins, which damage the heart. It may also contain myotoxins, which damage muscle. Local effects include intense pain, redness and swelling. Wider effects can include heart problems, internal bleeding, visual disturbance and breathing problems.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

It is extremely dangerous and its venom is considered among the most potent of any scorpion. Its sting is known to cause human death, mostly through breathing failure, heart failure or shock.1

Xibaar bu baax: doktoor yi am nañu garab (sérum antivenimeux) walla ab paj ngir lii.1

Su jamee

  • Sedalal fa mu jam ak mbuusu galaas, te def ba nit ki bañ a yëngu. Wutal ndimbal doktoor ci gaaw, rawatina ngir xale yi: am na ay jiit yuy rey xale.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su benn jamee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Arabian fat-tailed scorpion guddaayam lu tollu ci 10 cm (3,9 in)Ab trombone lu tollu ci 3 cm (1,2 in)Ab smartphone lu tollu ci 15 cm (5,9 in)
guddu na ni 3 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 180 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Arabian fat-tailed scorpion ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

Its venom is considered among the most potent of all scorpion venoms.1

2

Antivenom made from this species has been used in Turkey to treat all scorpion stings since 1942.1

3

An Iraqi thrash metal band, Acrassicauda, takes its name from this scorpion.1

4

It was considered a possible hazard for troops during the Persian Gulf conflict, yet it is described as unaggressive and no stings were reported.1

5

It hunts at night and sometimes eats small lizards as well as insects.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Androctonus crassicauda
Mbooloo
Jiit yi
Njaboot
Buthidae2
Toftal
Scorpiones
Kontinaa yi
Asi, Afrig
Musiba ci nit
4 / 5: Am na musiba lool3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Androctonus crassicauda (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Androctonus crassicauda (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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