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Giant desert hairy scorpion

Hadrurus arizonensis
Ci turam: Its common name comes from the brown hairs that cover its body.1
Amul lorAmul lor ci nit. Amul lu la war a jaaxal.
Jiit yi Dafay jamDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.

The giant desert hairy scorpion is the largest scorpion in North America. It lives in the hot deserts of the southwest United States and northwest Mexico. Its sting is painful, but its venom is not strong enough to be fatal.1

Dafay dund ci
Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwest USA (Arizona, southern California, southern Nevada, south-west Utah) and north-west Mexico1
Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
Kër
It lives in abandoned burrows, small caves and crevices, usually in and around washes or low valleys. It also visits ornamental plants and irrigated lawns, which attract the beetles and other insects it eats. It lives at about 900 to 1800 m above sea level.1
Guddaay
10 cm ba 18 cm (3,9 in ba 7,1 in)1
Diisaay
4 g ba 7 g (0,1 oz ba 0,2 oz)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 2,6 km/h (1,6 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It eats large insects and spiders, and sometimes small lizards, rodents and other scorpions. It usually waits still and senses vibrations from nearby prey, then grabs it with its pincers and stings it to subdue it.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Giant desert hairy scorpion
Giant desert hairy scorpion. Foto: Robb Hannawacker, while working for Joshua Tree National Park. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Usually tan to olive-green, with a darker back and yellow pedipalps, legs and tail1
  • Body covered in brown hairs, which give it its common name1
  • Crab-like pincers1
  • Length of 10 to 18 cm, with an average of 15 cm1
  • Females have wider, stockier bodies; males have larger pincers1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: A similar species is Hadrurus spadix. Hadrurus is a genus of large hairy scorpions found in the United States.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay jam

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is not very potent, but the sting is commonly compared in pain to a honeybee sting. The venom is used to immobilise prey. Allergic reactions are uncommon, but they can cause difficulty breathing, excessive swelling and prolonged pain.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

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

Its venom is not potent enough to be fatal. Most stings are compared to a honeybee sting in pain. Serious allergic reactions are uncommon but possible.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When provoked, it is active and aggressive, and it stings more often when it senses a predator such as a Norway rat by smell.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?

Giant desert hairy scorpion guddaayam lu tollu ci 18 cm (7,1 in)Ab banaana lu tollu ci 18 cm (7,1 in)Ab muusu kër lu tollu ci 50 cm (1,6 ft)

Ni mu diise?

diis na ni 7 trombone
guddu na ni 6 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalewoyof ba doo ko yëg ci sa loxomën na daw 100 meetar ci 140 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Giant desert hairy 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

Small snakes may make up to 10% of its diet, according to field observations.1

2

Its blood-like fluid, called hemolymph, can kill some bacteria within 1 to 2 minutes in favourable conditions, according to a 2021 study.1

3

It is the largest scorpion in North America.1

4

It digs deep burrows, up to 2.5 m long, and comes out at night to hunt and find mates.1

5

It can sense vibrations in the soil through its brown hairs.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: Big scorpions have dangerous venom.

Dëgg: Although this scorpion is big, its venom is not very potent and is not fatal.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Hadrurus arizonensis
Mbooloo
Jiit yi
Njaboot
Hadruridae2
Toftal
Scorpiones
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
Liir yi
It gives birth to live young. The young stay on the mother's back for a week or more before leaving.1
Musiba ci nit
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Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Hadrurus arizonensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hadrurus arizonensis (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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