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Brazilian brown scorpion

Tityus bahiensis

名字的由來： The scientific name Tityus bahiensis refers to Bahia, a state in Brazil.1

需要看醫生很少致命，但被螫了需要看醫生。

蠍子

螫吃：昆蟲

對人的危險: 嚴重被螫了需要看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

The Brazilian brown scorpion is a venomous scorpion found in South America. It lives mostly in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and is very common in farming areas. It matters because it is one of the scorpions most often linked to stings in rural places.1

分布在

Brazil (Minas Gerais, Goias, Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana), Argentina and Paraguay; endemic to South America1

南美洲

首頁

It is very common in agricultural areas. It is nocturnal, so it is active at night and generally avoids people.1

長度

6 cm (2,4 in)1

最高速度

大約 1,4 km/h（0,87 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

In captivity it feeds on cockroaches, mealworms, crickets, spiders and insect larvae.1

Brazilian brown scorpion 的照片 — Brazilian brown scorpion。照片：Alexandre S. Michelotto。 CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Body is dark, with reddish brown on top1
Legs are light with black spots1
Pincer tips and stinger are brown or black1
Telson (tail tip) is reddish1
Young scorpions are often reddish1
Usually reaches about 6 cm in length1

毒液力量

螫

毒液從螫針出來。

牠的毒液有什麼作用？

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. Symptoms include severe pain, swelling, sweating, lethargy, fast heart rate, pulmonary (lung) oedema, difficulty breathing, pancreatitis, nausea, vomiting and changes in blood pressure. The venom's LD50 is 0.5 mg/kg, a measure of how toxic it is to test animals.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 嚴重被螫了需要看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

It is the main cause of scorpion sting cases in rural areas and is often ranked the second most toxic of its kind, behind only T. serrulatus.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

It is not aggressive and avoids humans, but if threatened it will defend itself with its sting.1

如果牠螫人

用冰敷袋冰敷螫傷處，讓傷者保持不動。趕快就醫，特別是小朋友：有些蠍子對小孩是致命的。

一定要先打緊急電話（112、000、911）。這是一般急救指引，不是醫療建議。急救基本知識

注意安全

絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物，就算是很小的動物，就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
給牠空間。如果遇到了，保持冷靜，慢慢往後退，讓牠自己離開。
如果被牠螫了：保持冷靜，保持不動，打緊急電話（112、000、911）或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子，有照片會很有幫助。

牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己，而且牠更想躲起來。更多安全知識

在世界上的哪裡？

非洲亞洲歐洲北美洲南美洲澳洲與大洋洲

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

跟 2 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長可以在 260 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Brazilian brown scorpion 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存，也不會傳送到任何地方。

牠有多快？

一隻陸龜 大約 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Brazilian brown scorpion 大約 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

It is often called the second most toxic scorpion of its kind, after T. serrulatus.1

Females can give birth to as many as 25 young in one litter.1

It is common in farmland, which is why it causes many stings in rural areas.1

The most common toxin in its venom is Tb1, which makes up about 10% of the soluble venom.1

給毒液專家

學名: Tityus bahiensis
類群: 蠍子
家人: Buthidae2
排序: Scorpiones
各大洲: 南美洲
寶寶: Mating can happen at any time of year but usually from November to April. Gestation lasts 2 to 12 months, and the female gives birth to between 2 and 25 young.1
對人的危險: 3 / 5: 嚴重3