Giant desert hairy scorpion
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

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- 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
A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: A similar species is Hadrurus spadix. Hadrurus is a genus of large hairy scorpions found in the United States.1
Agbára oró
Oró ń jáde láti inú ohun ìtani.
Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?
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
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.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
Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
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
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?
Báwo ló ṣe wúwo tó?
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 6 tí a tò sí ìlà kan
ó fúyẹ́ débi pé o kò ní mọ̀ ọ́n lára lọ́wọ́ rẹ
lè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 140 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)Báwo ni Giant desert hairy 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?
Òtítọ́
Small snakes may make up to 10% of its diet, according to field observations.1
Its blood-like fluid, called hemolymph, can kill some bacteria within 1 to 2 minutes in favourable conditions, according to a 2021 study.1
It is the largest scorpion in North America.1
It digs deep burrows, up to 2.5 m long, and comes out at night to hunt and find mates.1
It can sense vibrations in the soil through its brown hairs.1
Olùfọ́ àròsọ
Àròsọ: Big scorpions have dangerous venom.
Òtítọ́: Although this scorpion is big, its venom is not very potent and is not fatal.1
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Hadrurus arizonensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Hadrurus arizonensis (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
- Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.
Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.
Ìtani

