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Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede

Scolopendra morsitans
Nípa orúkọ náà: The genus name Scolopendra comes from a Greek term meaning 'biting earthworms', and morsitans is Latin for 'that bites'.1
Ó kàn ń dunniÓ ń dunni, ṣùgbọ́n kò ní ṣe ọ́ léṣe gidigidi.
Àwọn centipede (ọ̀kùn olóró) ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.

The Tanzanian blue ringleg is a centipede with a bright red head, though its colour varies from place to place. It lives in warm places across many parts of the world, including much of Australia, Africa, Asia and the Americas. It is a fast-hunting nocturnal predator, and its bite can be painful.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Native to much of Australia, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Madagascar and Sri Lanka; introduced to the Americas1
Áfíríkà, Éṣíà, Ọsirélíà àti Òṣéáníà
Ilé
It prefers warm environments and needs enough air humidity to survive. It shelters under leaves, bark, logs and other ground debris, and is often found in inhabited areas. Its preference for conditions similar to those on ships has been suggested as a reason for its spread.1
Gígùn
13 cm (5 in)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 1.5 km/h (0.93 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It is an aggressive and opportunistic predator that hunts mainly at night. It eats other arthropods and some small vertebrates, using its strong jaws and venom to capture, incapacitate and digest its prey.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede
Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede. Fọ́tò: Jackson Nugent. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Adults are generally characterised by a bright red head and a brownish body.1
  • Adults have distinct striations, or lines, between each body segment.1
  • Juveniles lack clear stripes and often have a head that is a similar colour to their body.1
  • Adults grow to around 13 cm, though colour varies widely between populations, so colour alone can be misleading.1
  • In the field, the species can sometimes be told apart from other Scolopendras by its relatively thick rear legs, called ultimate legs.1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: It is often confused with the giant red-headed centipede (Scolopendra heros), the Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspines) and the Tanzanian blue ring centipede (Ethmostigmus trignopdus), which have similar-sounding common names. Thick rear legs can help separate it from other Scolopendras.1

Agbára oró

Ìbùjẹ

Oró ń jáde láti inú eyín oró tàbí eyín rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá bùjẹ.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves, and it rapidly paralyses and kills prey. The venom contains serotonin, which causes a pain response, along with proteins and enzymes. In humans, bites can cause redness, swelling and, in some cases, severe pain.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.

Bites in humans cause redness, swelling and sometimes severe pain. Robust case studies of this species are limited, so its effects on people are not well documented.1

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

When approached from behind, it raises its ultimate legs aggressively, which may confuse predators by disguising its vulnerable flanks as its fang-bearing head.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

  • Fọ ibi ìbùjẹ náà, tù ú tàbí rì í sínú omi lílọ́wọ́ọ́wọ́ fún ìrora, kí o sì wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìṣègùn bí ó bá ń burú sí i.

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 bù ọ́ jẹ: 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?

Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 13 cm (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 4 tí a tò sí ìlà kanlè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 240 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Tanzanian blue ringleg centipede 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

Centipedes are the only known animals whose venom partly comes from genes transferred horizontally from several other groups of organisms.1

2

Enzymes in its venom let it digest prey outside its body, sucking out the broken-down contents through the prey's exoskeleton.1

3

The venom of this species contained the first active enzymes ever found in any centipede venom, discovered at Ain Shams University in 1983.1

4

It is kept as a pet and traded internationally, with prices averaging around US$35 online.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: The species can be identified by its colour alone.

Òtítọ́: Colour varies widely across regional populations, so colour alone can be misleading.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Scolopendra morsitans
Ẹgbẹ́
Àwọn centipede (ọ̀kùn olóró)
Ìdílé
Scolopendridae2
Ètò
Scolopendromorpha
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Áfíríkà, Éṣíà, Ọsirélíà àti Òṣéáníà
Àwọn ọmọ
The female builds a brood chamber under the ground and lays 22 to 86 eggs, coiling around them and her young to guard them.1
Ọjọ́ ayé
nǹkan bí ọdún 41
Ewu fún ènìyàn
2 / 5: Ó ń dunni3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Scolopendra morsitans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scolopendra morsitans (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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