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Arabian fat-tailed scorpion

Androctonus crassicauda
Ó lè paniÓ lè pa ọ́ bí kò bá sí ìtọ́jú. Bí ó bá ta ọ́, wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ kíákíá.
Àkekèé ÌtaniOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó léwu gan-anÓ lè pa ènìyàn tí kò bá rí ìtọ́jú.

The Arabian fat-tailed scorpion is a venomous scorpion that can sting with very strong venom. It lives mainly in North Africa, the Middle East and south-western Asia, and it is one of the most feared scorpions in its range.1

Ó ń gbé ní
North Africa and the Middle East; found mainly in Turkey, Iran and other south-western Asian nations1
Éṣíà, Áfíríkà
Ilé
It lives in the ruins of old, neglected buildings and in the edges of deserts in arid and semi-arid places. It also hides in piles of plant debris that have built up over time. In the Persian Gulf conflict it was considered a possible hazard for troops.1
Gígùn
10 cm (3.9 in)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 2 km/h (1.2 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It hunts at night, catching insects, other invertebrates and small lizards.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Arabian fat-tailed scorpion
Arabian fat-tailed scorpion. Fọ́tò: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Adults range in colour from light brown to reddish, blackish-brown or black.1
  • Adults can grow to over 10 cm long.1
  • It is nocturnal, hiding in crevices and under objects during the day.1
  • At night it hunts insects, other invertebrates and small lizards.1

Agbára oró

Ìtani

Oró ń jáde láti inú ohun ìtani.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

Its venom is mainly made of neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, and cardiotoxins, which damage the heart. It may also contain myotoxins, which damage muscle. Local effects include intense pain, redness and swelling. Wider effects can include heart problems, internal bleeding, visual disturbance and breathing problems.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó léwu gan-anÓ lè pa ènìyàn tí kò bá rí ìtọ́jú.

It is extremely dangerous and its venom is considered among the most potent of any scorpion. Its sting is known to cause human death, mostly through breathing failure, heart failure or shock.1

Ìròyìn ayọ̀: àwọn dókítà ní oògùn (antivenom) tàbí ìtọ́jú fún èyí.1

Bí ó bá ta ni

  • Fi àpò yìnyín tu ibi tí ó ti ta ni lára, kí o sì jẹ́ kí ẹni náà wà láìmira. Wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìṣègùn kíákíá, pàápàá fún àwọn ọmọdé: àwọn àkekèé kan lè pa ọmọdé.

Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́

Wà láìléwu

  • Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
  • Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
  • Bí ọ̀kan bá ta ọ́: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.

Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Arabian fat-tailed scorpion gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 10 cm (3.9 in)Pínì ìwé (paper clip) nǹkan bí 3 cm (1.2 in)Fóònù alágbèéká nǹkan bí 15 cm (5.9 in)
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 3 tí a tò sí ìlà kanlè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 180 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Arabian fat-tailed scorpion ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?

Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.

Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

Its venom is considered among the most potent of all scorpion venoms.1

2

Antivenom made from this species has been used in Turkey to treat all scorpion stings since 1942.1

3

An Iraqi thrash metal band, Acrassicauda, takes its name from this scorpion.1

4

It was considered a possible hazard for troops during the Persian Gulf conflict, yet it is described as unaggressive and no stings were reported.1

5

It hunts at night and sometimes eats small lizards as well as insects.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Androctonus crassicauda
Ẹgbẹ́
Àkekèé
Ìdílé
Buthidae2
Ètò
Scorpiones
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Éṣíà, Áfíríkà
Ewu fún ènìyàn
4 / 5: Ó léwu gan-an3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Androctonus crassicauda (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Androctonus crassicauda (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

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