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Wood scorpion

Cercophonius squama

無害對人無害。不用擔心。

螫

The wood scorpion, also called the forest scorpion, is a scorpion native to south-eastern Australia. It is small, usually 2.5 to 4 cm long, and it is the only scorpion found in Tasmania.1

分布在

South-eastern Australia: South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, the ACT and Tasmania1

澳洲與大洋洲

首頁

It lives in south-eastern Australia and is accustomed to a wetter climate. It digs burrows, either shallow or deep depending on the situation, to avoid extreme conditions for several months.1

長度

2,5 cm 到 4 cm (1 in 到 1,6 in)1

最高速度

大約 1,1 km/h（0,68 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

Wood scorpion 的照片 — Wood scorpion。照片：Noodle snacks。 CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

Body is creamy yellow to orange-brown with dark brown markings1
Legs are yellow with some dark brown pigment1
Overall colour is made up of different shades of brown1
Typically around 25 to 40 mm (2.5 to 4 cm) long1
Active at night, like most scorpions1

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。

牠害怕時會做什麼？

It is described as slightly defensive.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？

大約跟一根迴紋針一樣長可以在 330 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Wood 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)

Wood scorpion 大約 1,1 km/h (0,68 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 have been seen selectively eating some of their young, but the trigger for this is not known.1

It is the only scorpion found in Tasmania.1

Females can give birth to 20 to 30 live young in one birth, which can take several hours.1

Newborns are white and soft-bodied at birth.1

Newborns take about two weeks for their exoskeleton to fully form.1

給毒液專家

學名: Cercophonius squama
類群: 蠍子
家人: Bothriuridae2
排序: Scorpiones
各大洲: 澳洲與大洋洲
寶寶: Females give birth to 20 to 30 live young over several hours, usually in summer, after mating before winter.1
對人的危險: 1 / 5: 輕微3