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Black fat-tailed scorpion

Androctonus bicolor
Ci turam: The genus name Androctonus can be translated as "man-killer". The species name bicolor means "two colours", which likely refers to its black and brown colouring.1
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 black fat-tailed scorpion is a large, dark scorpion with a sting that can be dangerous to people. It lives in hot, dry deserts and semi-arid land in North and West Africa and the Middle East. It is hidden away during the day and comes out to hunt at night.1

Dafay dund ci
North and West Africa, and the Middle East1
Afrig, Asi
Kër
It is normally found in arid or semi-arid areas and at the edges of deserts, usually on sandy soil. It prefers warm, dry places and stays in shade to keep moisture in its body. During the day it hides in crevices or under objects.1
Guddaay
4 cm ba 8 cm (1,6 in ba 3,1 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It eats insects, spiders, lizards, small mammals such as mice, and even other scorpions. It catches prey with its pincers, crushes it, and stings it to inject venom, which paralyses the prey. It can also go for months without food.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Black fat-tailed scorpion
Black fat-tailed scorpion. Foto: Guy Haimovitch. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Black and brown colouring1
  • Hefty, heavily built body1
  • Adults are about 4 to 6 cm long, and can reach a maximum of 8 cm1
  • Moves very fast1
  • Active at night (nocturnal)1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay jam

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

This scorpion uses neurotoxic venom, which is fast acting and is absorbed quickly. Neurotoxins affect the central nervous system and can paralyse the nerves that control breathing, which can lead to death from respiratory failure. Symptoms can include pain, sweating, drooling, tearing, drowsiness, drooping eyelids, loss of muscle coordination, neck muscle paralysis, abdominal pain and increasing weakness.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

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

Severe envenoming is likely, with an envenoming rate of 10 to 20 percent, making the sting potentially lethal. Death can occur between 5 and 15 hours after envenoming, and it is also possible for death to happen within one hour.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

Fan ci àddina?

AfrigAsiTugalAmerig gu Bëj-gànnaarAmerig gu Bëj-saalumOstarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Black fat-tailed scorpion guddaayam lu tollu ci 8 cm (3,1 in)Ab trombone lu tollu ci 3 cm (1,2 in)Ab smartphone lu tollu ci 15 cm (5,9 in)
guddu na ni 2,5 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 210 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Black 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

The genus name Androctonus is often translated as "man-killer", which shows how seriously this scorpion has been regarded.1

2

Its venom is absorbed very quickly because the proteins in it have a small molecular weight.1

3

It needs warmth to grow well, and is most efficient when temperatures are between 29 °C and 35 °C.1

4

It keeps itself in shade to avoid losing moisture from its body, since it is easily affected by dryness.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Androctonus bicolor
Mbooloo
Jiit yi
Njaboot
Buthidae2
Toftal
Scorpiones
Kontinaa yi
Afrig, Asi
Diiru dund
lu tollu ci 5 at1
Musiba ci nit
4 / 5: Am na musiba lool3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Androctonus bicolor (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Androctonus bicolor (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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