Arabian fat-tailed scorpion
The Arabian fat-tailed scorpion is a venomous scorpion that can sting with very strong venom. It lives mainly in North Africa, the Middle East and south-western Asia, and it is one of the most feared scorpions in its range.1

毒液之力
毒液通过蜇刺出来。
它的毒液会造成什么?
Its venom is mainly made of neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, and cardiotoxins, which damage the heart. It may also contain myotoxins, which damage muscle. Local effects include intense pain, redness and swelling. Wider effects can include heart problems, internal bleeding, visual disturbance and breathing problems.1
它对人有多危险?
对人的危险: 非常危险不治疗可能会害死人。It is extremely dangerous and its venom is considered among the most potent of any scorpion. Its sting is known to cause human death, mostly through breathing failure, heart failure or shock.1
好消息:医生有药(抗毒血清)或治疗方法。1
注意安全
- 永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物,即使是很小的,即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
- 给它留出空间。如果遇到它,保持冷静,慢慢后退,让它走自己的路。
- 如果被它蜇了:保持冷静,保持不动,拨打你的急救电话(112、000、911)或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样,拍张照片会有帮助。
它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己,而且它更愿意躲起来。 更多安全知识
它有多大?
它有多长?
和 3 块玩具积木排成一排一样长
180 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Arabian fat-tailed scorpion和你比起来有多大?
只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。
它有多快?
事实
Its venom is considered among the most potent of all scorpion venoms.1
Antivenom made from this species has been used in Turkey to treat all scorpion stings since 1942.1
An Iraqi thrash metal band, Acrassicauda, takes its name from this scorpion.1
It was considered a possible hazard for troops during the Persian Gulf conflict, yet it is described as unaggressive and no stings were reported.1
It hunts at night and sometimes eats small lizards as well as insects.1
事实的来源
- Androctonus crassicauda (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Androctonus crassicauda (iNaturalist): 名称和分类。
- Venom Wiki: 危险等级、典型大小和速度估计都是我们自己给出的。看看我们是怎么算的: 我们如何评定危险.
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蜇伤

怎样认出它
如果它蜇人