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Giant forest scorpion
Heterometrus swammerdami
對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。The giant forest scorpion is the largest scorpion species in the world, growing up to 23 cm long. It is native to India and lives in tropical rainforests and other moderately warm places. Its size makes it one of the most striking scorpions around.1
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Native to India1
亞洲首頁
It is often found in tropical rainforests and other moderately warm climates. Specimens are collected from degraded or semi-degraded termite mounds, tree holes, and abandoned rat or crab holes in the bunds (raised earth banks) of agricultural fields.1
長度
23 cm (9,1 in)1
體重
56 g (2 oz)1
牠吃什麼?
It kills its prey mainly by crushing it with its pincers rather than by using venom.1

怎麼認出牠
- Body colour ranges from uniform reddish brown to reddish black.1
- Juveniles are reddish with a yellow telson (the tail section that holds the stinger).1
- Has 16 to 20 pectinal teeth (comb-like structures on the underside).1
- Claws are strongly lobe-shaped and completely covered in large, rounded bumps.1
- The telson is bulbous, and its venom container is longer than the stinger itself.1
毒液力量
螫
毒液從螫針出來。
牠的毒液有什麼作用?
Its venom is not usually lethal to humans. It has probably evolved to kill prey mainly by crushing it with its pincers rather than by venom.1
牠對人有多危險?
對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。Its venom is not usually lethal to humans.1
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
牠有多大?
牠有多長?
牠有多重?
跟 56 根迴紋針一樣重
跟 7 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長
可以在 90 秒內跑完 100 公尺(最快的人類需要 9.6 秒)Giant forest 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)
Giant forest scorpion 大約 4 km/h (2,5 mph)
一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)
值得知道
小知識
知識的出處
- Gigantometrus swammerdami (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Heterometrus swammerdami (iNaturalist): 名稱和分類。
- Venom Wiki: 危險等級、一般大小和速度估計都是我們自己定的。看看我們是怎麼算出來的: 我們怎麼評估危險.
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螫
如果牠螫人