Venom Wiki
Venom Wiki / Gbogbo ẹ̀dá / Àkekèé
Àwòrán kátúùnù Indian red scorpion
Nọ́. 0844 nínú 1 402

Indian red scorpion

Hottentotta tamulus
Nípa orúkọ náà: The species name tamulus is thought to come from the Tamil people of southeastern India, where the scorpion occurs.1
ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko apani jùlọ ní ayé. Bí ó bá ta ọ́, pe fún ìrànlọ́wọ́ lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.Ìrànlọ́wọ́ kíákíá àti oògùn apa-oró (antivenom) ń gba ẹ̀mí ọ̀pọ̀ ènìyàn là. Pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.
Àkekèé ÌtaniOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.

The Indian red scorpion is a small, venomous scorpion found across most of India, eastern Pakistan, the eastern lowlands of Nepal and, more recently, Sri Lanka. It often lives close to people, so its sting is a serious concern in busy rural areas, especially for children.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Most of India, eastern Pakistan, the eastern lowlands of Nepal, and recently recorded in Sri Lanka1
Éṣíà
Ilé
It lives in vegetated lowlands with a humid subtropical to tropical climate, and often lives close to or inside human homes, especially in rural areas. It is found in scrubland, cropland, mango orchards, Eucalyptus plantations and under tree bark. People mostly meet it at night or in the early morning, when it crawls into beds or falls from ceilings.1
Gígùn
5 cm sí 9 cm (2 in sí 3.5 in)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 1.6 km/h (0.99 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It is nocturnal and hunts small invertebrates, and sometimes small vertebrates such as lizards.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Indian red scorpion
Indian red scorpion. Fọ́tò: Shantanu Kuveskar. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Its walking legs and the tips of its pincers are bright orange-yellow to light reddish-brown.1
  • Its body is about 5 to 9 cm long (50 to 90 mm).1
  • It has three distinct ridges (carinae) on the top of its body segments.1
  • It has rather small pincers, a moderately thick tail and a rounded tail tip with a large stinger.1
  • In males, the base of the pincers is slightly more swollen than in females.1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: Under tree bark, its close relative Hottentotta pachyurus is far more common, making up about 91% of scorpions found there in one study in Pune, western India. Scorpions found under bark in that area are therefore more likely to be that species.1

Agbára oró

Ìtani

Oró ń jáde láti inú ohun ìtani.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

The venom is a complex mixture of proteins, including a toxin called tamapin. It mainly affects the heart and lungs, causing symptoms such as severe local pain, vomiting, sweating, unconsciousness, muscle convulsions, breathlessness, abnormal heart rhythms, shock and pulmonary oedema (fluid in the lungs), which may cause death.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.

It is of great medical significance in densely populated areas of India and Nepal and occasionally causes human deaths. Clinical studies report fatality rates of 8 to 40%, and most victims are children. In Sri Lanka, 12 children in Jaffna died from its stings in 2011, and 80 patients were recorded in 2012.1

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

Bí ó bá ta ni

  • Antivenin is the specific treatment, combined with supportive care such as vasodilators for heart effects and benzodiazepines for muscle effects. Scorpion antivenom has shown little effect in clinical treatment, while the drug prazosin, which lowers raised blood pressure, is usually recommended and reduces the mortality rate to less than 4%. Get to a hospital fast.1
  • 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

Níbo ní ayé?

ÁfíríkàÉṣíàYúróòpùÀríwá Amẹ́ríkàGúúsù Amẹ́ríkàỌsirélíà àti Òṣéáníà

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Indian red scorpion gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 9 cm (3.5 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 220 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Indian red 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

Most of its victims are children, and clinical studies report fatality rates of 8 to 40%.1

2

It often comes indoors, where it may crawl into beds or fall from ceilings at night.1

3

Its venom affects the heart and lungs more than the nerves, which is why its symptoms can become life-threatening.1

4

Prazosin, a drug used to lower blood pressure, reduces its mortality rate to less than 4%.1

5

It was not originally found in Sri Lanka, but studies from 2010 to 2013 showed it is now present there.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: Five different subspecies of the Indian red scorpion exist.

Òtítọ́: R.I. Pocock described five groups in 1900, but these are colour variants (colour morphs), not true subspecies.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Hottentotta tamulus
Ẹgbẹ́
Àkekèé
Ìdílé
Buthidae2
Ètò
Scorpiones
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Éṣíà
Ewu fún ènìyàn
5 / 5: Apani3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Hottentotta tamulus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hottentotta tamulus (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.

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.

Ebi ń pa àkekèé! Iṣẹ́ akanṣe ẹnì kan ṣoṣo ni Venom Wiki: ọ̀fẹ́ ni, kò sí ìpolówó, kò sì sí olùtọpinpin. Ẹ̀bùn kékeré ń ràn án lọ́wọ́ láti wà lórí íńtánẹ́ẹ̀tì.Bọ́ àkekèé

Sí i láti inú ẹgbẹ́ kan náà: Àkekèé

DeathstalkerÀkekèéApaniArabian fat-tailed scorpionÀkekèéÓ lè paniChinese scorpionÀkekèéÓ nílò dókítàAsian forest scorpionÀkekèéAláìléwuGiant forest scorpionÀkekèéAláìléwuBlack fat-tailed scorpionÀkekèéÓ lè pani

Ó tún ń gbé ní: Éṣíà

Indian cobraṢèbé, mamba àti kraitApaniIndian saw-scaled viperViper àti paramọ́lẹ̀ApaniKing cobraṢèbé, mamba àti kraitApaniPuff adderViper àti paramọ́lẹ̀ApaniParamọlẹ RussellViper àti paramọ́lẹ̀ApaniAsian giant hornetOyin, agbọ́n àti agbọ́n ńláÓ lè pani
Bọ́ àkekèéìgò ẹ̀bùn, ó ń jẹ́ kí ó jẹ́ ọ̀fẹ́