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Florida bark scorpion

Centruroides gracilis

Malunga negama: Its name is misleading, because it is not native to Florida, even though that is where many people first meet it.1

Kubuhlungu njeKubuhlungu, kodwa akusayi kukwenzakalisa kakhulu.

Oonomadudwane

UkuhlabaSitya: Izinambuzane

Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKunokuba buhlungu ngokwenene, kodwa phantse akusoze kube kubi kakhulu.

The Florida bark scorpion is a small scorpion with a sting that can cause serious harm. It is not really from Florida: it is native to northern Middle America and has spread to other places, including Florida. It hides under rocks, bark and rubbish, and sometimes lives inside houses.1

Sihlala

Native to northern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. Introduced to Cuba, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Florida, parts of Africa and Tenerife.1

uMntla Melika, uMzantsi Melika

Ekhaya

It lives under rocks and tree bark. Given the chance, it will live in the walls of houses and under rubbish piles in yards.1

Ubude

15 cm (5,9 in)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-2 km/h (1,2 mph)

Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje

Sitya ntoni?

It feeds on insects such as roaches. Captive scorpions can be fed termites or crickets.1

Ifoto ka-Florida bark scorpion — Florida bark scorpion. Ifoto: lazarus. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

Its colour varies. It may be reddish, black with reddish pincers, or dark brown with yellowish legs and red pincers.1
Some individuals are dark brown with reddish and black tail sections.1
Females reach up to 10 cm long. Males can grow over 15 cm long.1

Sidla ngokubhidaniswa no: In Florida it lives alongside two native scorpions, the Hentz striped scorpion and the Guiana striped scorpion.1

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Ukuhlaba

Ityhefu iphuma ngenaliti yokuhlaba.

Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?

This scorpion is venomous, but much less toxic than others in its genus. Its venom is neurotoxic (it attacks the nerves) and cardiotoxic (it affects the heart), and it causes the release of catecholamines, hormones that speed up the body. Local effects include pain, redness, itching and swelling. Possible symptoms include irregular or fast heartbeat, fluid in the lungs, nausea, vomiting, sweating, diarrhoea, shock, convulsions and coma.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKunokuba buhlungu ngokwenene, kodwa phantse akusoze kube kubi kakhulu.

It is much less toxic than other scorpions in its genus. Serious symptoms can still occur, and death is possible.1

Ukuba siyahlaba

Pholisa indawo ehlatyiweyo ngepakethi yomkhenkce kwaye ugcine umntu engashukumi. Fumana uncedo lwezonyango ngokukhawuleza, ingakumbi kubantwana: abanye oonomadudwane bayabulala kubantwana.

Soloko utsalela inombolo kaxakeka kuqala (112, 000, 911). Esi sisikhokelo soncedo lokuqala ngokubanzi, asilocebiso lwezonyango. Iziseko zoncedo lokuqala

Hlala ukhuselekile

Ungaze uchukumise, ubambe okanye uqhule isilwanyana sasendle, nokuba sincinci, kwaye nokuba sibonakala silele okanye sifile.
Sinike indawo. Ukuba udibana naso, hlala uzolile, buyela umva kancinci kwaye usiyeke sihambe ngendlela yaso.
Ukuba siyakuhlaba: hlala uzolile, musa ukushukuma, tsalela inombolo kaxakeka (112, 000, 911) okanye uye esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza. Khumbula ukuba sasikhangeleka njani, ifoto iyanceda.

Asikuzingeli. Sisebenzisa ityhefu yaso ukubamba ukutya okanye ukuzikhusela, kwaye singakhetha ukuzimela. Okungakumbi malunga nokuhlala ukhuselekile

Phi emhlabeni?

IAfrika IAsiya IYurophu uMntla Melika uMzantsi Melika IOstreliya neOceania

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

ubude obulingana neebhloko zokudlala zokwakha eziyi-5 zilandelelanasingagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-180 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

U-Florida bark scorpion mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

Zizibalo nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwa naphi na.

Sikhawuleza kangakanani?

Ufudo malunga ne-0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Florida bark scorpion malunga ne-2 km/h (1,2 mph)

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3,1 mph)

kufanelekile ukwazi

Iinyaniso

Females can reproduce without a male, through a process called parthenogenesis.1

Newborn young ride on their mother's back.1

Tarantulas such as Tliltocatl vagans prey on it, and a tarantula may kill it even if the scorpion strikes first.1

In a laboratory study, males lived about 33 months on average and females about 38 months.1

Despite its name, it is native to northern Middle America, not Florida.1

Umqhekezi weentsomi

Intsomi: It is a Florida native scorpion, as its name suggests.

Inyaniso: It is not native to Florida. It comes from northern Middle America and was introduced to Florida and other places.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi: Centruroides gracilis
Iqela: Oonomadudwane
Usapho: Buthidae2
Ucwangco: Scorpiones
Amazwekazi: uMntla Melika, uMzantsi Melika
Iintsana: The female gives birth to a litter of 25 to 35 young, and litters of 91 have been recorded. The young ride on the female's back.1
Ingozi ebantwini: 2 / 5: Kubuhlungu3

Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

Centruroides gracilis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Centruroides gracilis (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
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