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Brazilian brown scorpion

Tityus bahiensis
Ci turam: The scientific name Tityus bahiensis refers to Bahia, a state in Brazil.1
Soxla na doktoorLu néew la mu rey, waaye jam laaj na doktoor.
Jiit yi Dafay jamDafay lekk: Gunóor
Musiba ci nit: Lu bonJam laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

The Brazilian brown scorpion is a venomous scorpion found in South America. It lives mostly in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and is very common in farming areas. It matters because it is one of the scorpions most often linked to stings in rural places.1

Dafay dund ci
Brazil (Minas Gerais, Goias, Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana), Argentina and Paraguay; endemic to South America1
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Kër
It is very common in agricultural areas. It is nocturnal, so it is active at night and generally avoids people.1
Guddaay
6 cm (2,4 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
In captivity it feeds on cockroaches, mealworms, crickets, spiders and insect larvae.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Brazilian brown scorpion
Brazilian brown scorpion. Foto: Alexandre S. Michelotto. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Body is dark, with reddish brown on top1
  • Legs are light with black spots1
  • Pincer tips and stinger are brown or black1
  • Telson (tail tip) is reddish1
  • Young scorpions are often reddish1
  • Usually reaches about 6 cm in length1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay jam

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. Symptoms include severe pain, swelling, sweating, lethargy, fast heart rate, pulmonary (lung) oedema, difficulty breathing, pancreatitis, nausea, vomiting and changes in blood pressure. The venom's LD50 is 0.5 mg/kg, a measure of how toxic it is to test animals.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Lu bonJam laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

It is the main cause of scorpion sting cases in rural areas and is often ranked the second most toxic of its kind, behind only T. serrulatus.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

It is not aggressive and avoids humans, but if threatened it will defend itself with its sting.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?

Brazilian brown scorpion guddaayam lu tollu ci 6 cm (2,4 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 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 260 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Brazilian brown 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

It is often called the second most toxic scorpion of its kind, after T. serrulatus.1

2

Females can give birth to as many as 25 young in one litter.1

3

It is common in farmland, which is why it causes many stings in rural areas.1

4

The most common toxin in its venom is Tb1, which makes up about 10% of the soluble venom.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Tityus bahiensis
Mbooloo
Jiit yi
Njaboot
Buthidae2
Toftal
Scorpiones
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Liir yi
Mating can happen at any time of year but usually from November to April. Gestation lasts 2 to 12 months, and the female gives birth to between 2 and 25 young.1
Musiba ci nit
3 / 5: Lu bon3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Tityus bahiensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Tityus bahiensis (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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