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Italian scorpion

Euscorpius italicus

名字的由來： It was first discovered in Italy, which is where its scientific name, italicus, comes from.1

無害對人無害。不用擔心。

蠍子

螫吃：肉

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 Italian scorpion is a small scorpion that lives around the Mediterranean and in parts of southern Europe. It is the largest scorpion in its genus, and it often lives in and around buildings and ruins. It is considered harmless to people.1

分布在

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey and other countries around the Mediterranean. Introduced to Yemen.1

歐洲

首頁

It lives in warm places such as ruins, buildings, under furniture and in cracks in walls. It is most often found near humans or in places people have changed a lot. In nature it hides under rocks, and in the Eastern Mediterranean it can be found in mountain forests.1

長度

2,9 cm 到 5 cm (1,1 in 到 2 in)1

最高速度

大約 1,2 km/h（0,75 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It hunts other small arthropods, including isopods, centipedes, earwigs, crickets, moths and spiders. It only hunts prey smaller than itself.1

Italian scorpion 的照片 — Italian scorpion。照片：Emanuele Santarelli。 CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Colour ranges from dark reddish brown to bluish black.1
The underside and tail tip (telson) are slightly lighter than the rest of the body.1
It is the largest species in its genus, with adults reaching up to 5 cm long.1
It is nocturnal, so it is mostly active at night and hides during the day.1

常被誤認為： It is sometimes confused with Tetratrichobothrius flavicaudis. Scorpions in the genus Euscorpius are generally very similar, so identification is often difficult. Its larger size can help.1

毒液力量

螫

毒液從螫針出來。

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。

It rarely uses its stinger and is considered harmless. It has a mild temperament and spends most of its life hiding.1

如果牠螫人

If stung, it is enough to clean and disinfect the wound.1
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？

比你的小指頭還短可以在 300 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Italian 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)

Italian scorpion 大約 1,2 km/h (0,75 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

Females carry their young on their back. The young leave their mother after their first moult, which happens about 6 or 7 days after birth.1

In the wild it is thought to live between 4 and 8 years, and one individual in a laboratory lived for over 10 years.1

Males need 5 to 6 moults to become adults, and females need 6 to 7.1

破解迷思

迷思： Italian scorpions are dangerous to people because they have a sting.

真相： It is considered harmless. It rarely uses its stinger, and a sting only needs cleaning and disinfecting.1

給毒液專家

學名: Euscorpius italicus
類群: 蠍子
家人: Euscorpiidae2
排序: Scorpiones
各大洲: 歐洲
寶寶: It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. Females carry between 9 and 62 young, which climb onto the mother's back straight after birth.1
對人的危險: 1 / 5: 輕微3