Paraguayan three-striped scorpion
This is a scorpion from South America, also called the Brazilian red house scorpion. It lives in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, and it is often found in people's homes. Its sting can cause serious symptoms, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

怎麼認出牠
- The back of the body is yellow or reddish-yellow.1
- The legs, pedipalps (the front limbs used like tweezers) and tail are pale yellow or yellow-brown.1
- The legs and pedipalps may have dark segmented marks.1
- Young scorpions are reddish, with dark spots on the legs.1
- It is nocturnal, so it is mostly active at night.1
毒液力量
毒液從螫針出來。
牠的毒液有什麼作用?
The venom causes pain in most cases, and swelling, burning, redness and itching around the sting are also common. Neurological symptoms include tingling, cramps, excitement and headache. Other reported symptoms include pale skin, a fast heartbeat, difficulty breathing, low blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat and chest pain, along with low body temperature in some cases. Vomiting, nausea and sweating can also occur.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 more serious scorpion accidents in Argentina. It is not usually aggressive. How severe a sting is depends on the age of the person stung and the amount of venom injected.1
牠害怕時會做什麼?
It can sting to defend itself when it is handled, stepped on, or hidden in clothing when someone is getting dressed.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?
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)Paraguayan three-striped 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?
小知識
In Argentina it is the species behind most of the more serious scorpion stings.1
It uses its pedipalps like tweezers to hold prey before it stings.1
It is found only in South America, where it is common in houses.1
It hides in small gaps such as cracks, pipes, under floors and behind baseboards.1
Its young are reddish with dark spots on their legs, unlike the yellow-brown adults.1
知識的出處
- Tityus trivittatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Tityus trivittatus (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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