Vietnam forest scorpion
螫The Vietnam forest scorpion is a large scorpion that lives in peaty ground in Vietnam and Laos. It can grow to about 12 cm long. Its venom is paralytic, which means it is used to stun and immobilise, and it has been studied for medicines.1

毒液力量
毒液從螫針出來。
牠的毒液有什麼作用?
The venom is paralytic, not lethal. Paralytic venom disables muscles and nerves rather than killing outright. The venom has been distilled into medicines that act against various microorganisms, and it has shown good results against several bacteria in laboratory tests.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。The venom is paralytic rather than lethal.1
牠害怕時會做什麼?
Can be extremely violent when caught, even towards its own kind.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 4 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長
可以在 160 秒內跑完 100 公尺(最快的人類需要 9.6 秒)Vietnam 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?
小知識
Its venom has been distilled into medicines tested against bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.1
Cannibalism has been known to occur among these scorpions, even though they live communally.1
In Vietnam it is farmed as a novelty food.1
It is also used to make scorpion wine, which is sometimes made with snakes.1
Its venom is paralytic rather than a lethal toxin.1
知識的出處
- Heterometrus laoticus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Heterometrus laoticus (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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怎麼認出牠
如果牠螫人