Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion
Dafay jamThe Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion is a dark brown or black scorpion with a thick tail. It lives in dry, semi-arid parts of southern Africa. It matters because it is a medically significant scorpion that can sting and can also spray venom.1

Ni ngay ko xàmmee
- Dark brown or black in colour1
- Grows to 90–110 mm long1
- Thin pincers and a thickened tail1
- The sting segment is as wide as the rest of the tail1
- Mostly active at night1
Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: It resembles P. villosus, its close relative. P. villosus is hairier, is less strictly nocturnal and lives further west.1
Kàttanu daŋar
Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.
Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?
Its venom contains kurtoxin, and a related toxin called parabutoxin has been isolated from it. Parabutoxin is a potassium channel inhibitor, which means it blocks channels that the body uses to control nerve and muscle signals. The first droplet of venom is different from the rest and is called "pre-venom".1
Ni mu lore nit ñi?
Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.It is described as a dangerous, medically significant scorpion. It can both sting and spray its venom.1
Lan lay def bu tiitee?
It can sting and spray its venom when threatened.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?
guddu na ni 3 bloku tabax yu ñu toftale
mën na daw 100 meetar ci 160 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)Transvaal thick-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?
Xibaar
It can spray its venom as well as sting.1
The first droplet of its venom is different from the rest and is called "pre-venom".1
A toxin called parabutoxin has been isolated from its venom.1
Its tail is thickened, and the sting segment is as wide as the rest of the tail.1
It is nocturnal and rests in a shallow burrow under rocks during the day.1
Fa xibaar yi jóge
- Parabuthus transvaalicus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Parabuthus transvaalicus (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
- 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.
Xibaar bu nekk ci xët wii am na ab nimero buy won fa mu jóge. Su nu juumee, baal nu, nun ay nit ñu bëgg rab lanu, du ab jurnaalu xam-xam. Wax nu ko ci [email protected] te dinanu ko jubbanti.