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Small forest scorpion

Tityus silvestris
Dafay metti rekkDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.
Jiit yi Dafay jamDafay lekk: Gunóor
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

Tityus silvestris is a small forest scorpion that lives only in northern South America. It is one of the smallest scorpions in its family, the Buthidae. Although it was once thought to be harmless, a sting has caused serious symptoms in at least one person, so it matters to doctors.1

Dafay dund ci
Northern South America, including French Guiana and Brazil (Amazonas and Pará)1
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Kër
It lives in tropical forests in French Guiana and in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Pará.1
Guddaay
2,5 cm ba 4,5 cm (1 in ba 1,8 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 1,1 km/h (0,68 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It is believed to feed on crickets and cockroaches.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Small forest scorpion
Small forest scorpion. Foto: (photo A. Thillien) Ythier E (2018) A synopsis of the scorpion fauna of French Guiana, with description of four new species. ZooKeys 764: 27-90. https://doi.org. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Small, growing to between 25 and 45 mm (2.5 to 4.5 cm) long.1
  • Yellowish body with several dark spots.1
  • Tail and telson (the bulb at the end of the tail that holds the venom) are darker than the body.1
  • Males and females look different (this is called sexual dysmorphism).1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay jam

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

In one recorded case, a sting first caused pain and tingling or numbness (paraesthesia). Within about two hours, the person had difficulty breathing, a fast heartbeat, high blood pressure and muscle spasms, and the condition became more serious.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

It was once believed not to cause serious accidents. However, a 39-year-old man stung by this species needed hospital care, and his symptoms got worse before he was discharged seven days later. It is therefore considered to be of medical importance.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?

Small forest scorpion guddaayam lu tollu ci 4,5 cm (1,8 in)Ab trombone lu tollu ci 3 cm (1,2 in)Ab smartphone lu tollu ci 15 cm (5,9 in)
gën a gàtt sa baaraam bu ndawmën na daw 100 meetar ci 330 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Small forest 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

In one reported case, a man reached hospital about three hours after being stung, while he still had only pain and tingling.1

2

The same man developed breathing difficulty and muscle spasms about two hours later, showing that symptoms can build up over time.1

3

It is one of the smallest species in the Buthidae family, which is a large family of scorpions.1

4

It is believed to hunt crickets and cockroaches.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: This scorpion was believed not to be responsible for serious accidents.

Dëgg: A sting from this species caused serious symptoms in a 39-year-old man, who needed a week in hospital.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Tityus silvestris
Mbooloo
Jiit yi
Njaboot
Buthidae2
Toftal
Scorpiones
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Musiba ci nit
2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

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