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Emperor scorpion

Pandinus imperator

Amul lorAmul lor ci nit. Amul lu la war a jaaxal.

Dafay jamDafay lekk: Yàpp

Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.

The emperor scorpion is one of the largest scorpions in the world, with adults averaging about 20 cm long. It lives in rainforests and savannas in West Africa. It is popular in the pet trade, and it is protected by CITES because over-collecting threatened wild populations.1

Dafay dund ci

West Africa, in rainforests and savannas, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon1

Afrig

Kër

It burrows beneath the soil and hides under rocks and debris. It often burrows into termite mounds, and lives in both tropical forest and open savanna.1

Guddaay

20 cm (7,9 in)1

Diisaay

30 g (1,1 oz)1

Gaawaay bu gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Ci suuf, xalaat

Lan lay lekk?

It mainly eats insects and other land invertebrates, with termites making up a large part of its diet. It sometimes eats larger animals such as rodents and lizards. It uses its large claws to tear apart prey, and its sting injects venom that liquefies the food.1

Fotoy Emperor scorpion — Emperor scorpion. Foto: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

Large body, usually black, with a metallic greenish-black exoskeleton1
Large pincers that are blackish-red and have a granular texture1
Long tail that curves back over the body, ending in a sharp, curved stinger1
Glows pastel green or greenish-blue under ultraviolet light1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: It is often confused with scorpions of the genus Heterometrus.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay jam

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom contains ion channel toxins, including imperatoxin and pandinotoxin. Most people are not severely affected by its sting, and its venom does not cause severe symptoms in most people. Juveniles use their sting to paralyse prey, while adults rely mainly on their claws.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.

Its sting is usually mild, similar to a bee sting in many cases. Most people are not severely affected, although some people may be allergic to scorpion stings in general.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

Adults do not normally use their sting to defend themselves, although young scorpions may use it.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?

Afrig Asi Tugal Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar Amerig gu Bëj-saalum Ostarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Ni mu diise?

diis na ni 30 trombone

guddu na ni 6 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 100 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Emperor scorpion ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

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

Ni mu gaawe?

Ab mbonaat lu tollu ci 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Emperor scorpion lu tollu ci 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Ab nit kuy dox lu tollu ci 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

baax na xam

Xibaar

Its body glows greenish-blue under ultraviolet light, as other scorpions do.1

It can burrow through termite mounds up to about 1.8 metres deep to hunt prey.1

It is one of the largest scorpions in the world, and is one of the most famous scorpions.1

Its sensory hairs on the pincers and tail detect vibrations in the air and ground, which helps it find prey.1

It is popular in the pet trade because it is docile, large and hardy, and it can live up to 8 years in captivity.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: Emperor scorpions are aggressive and their stings are deadly.

Dëgg: They are known for being docile, and their stings are usually mild. Most people are not severely affected.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam: Pandinus imperator
Mbooloo: Jiit yi
Njaboot: Scorpionidae2
Toftal: Scorpiones
Kontinaa yi: Afrig
Diiru dund: lu tollu ci 8 at1
Ni mu nekke ci àll bi: CITES-listed, protected to prevent over-collecting in the wild1
Musiba ci nit: 1 / 5: Woyof3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Emperor scorpion (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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