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Arizona bark scorpion

Centruroides sculpturatus

需要看医生很少致命，但被蜇了要去看医生。

蜇伤吃：肉

The Arizona bark scorpion is a small, light brown scorpion. It lives in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is the most venomous scorpion in the United States, so it is important to know what it looks like and what to do after a sting.1

生活在

Southwestern United States (southern California, Arizona, southern Nevada, south-west Utah, western New Mexico) and northern Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua)1

北美洲

首页

It is active at night and hides during the day, usually under rocks, wood piles or tree bark. It often gets into homes through gaps only 1/16 of an inch wide, and it prefers damp areas such as riverside groves and irrigated lawns.1

长度

8 cm (3.1 in)1

最高速度

约 1.6 公里/小时（0.99 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It preys on small and medium-sized animals, including beetles, spiders, crickets, cockroaches, other insects and other scorpions.1

Arizona bark scorpion的照片 — Arizona bark scorpion。照片：Andrew Meeds。 CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Small and light brown, tan or light beige in colour1
Adults are up to 8 cm long (males) or up to 7 cm long (females)1
Glows (fluoresces) under a blacklight, so it can be spotted at night from about six feet away with a UV flashlight1
Can climb walls, trees and other rough surfaces, and often sits on the underside of objects1

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

The venom causes severe pain in adults, along with numbness, tingling and vomiting. These symptoms typically last between 24 and 72 hours. The stung area may stop working for a time, so a hand or arm can be temporarily immobilised or have convulsions. Some victims also feel short breaths and electrical jolts.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 严重被蜇了要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

Two deaths have been recorded in Arizona since 1968. Thousands of people are estimated to be stung each year in Arizona and New Mexico. Young children are at particular risk of severe symptoms.1

好消息：医生有药（抗毒血清）或治疗方法。1

它害怕时会做什么？

It will not seek out humans unless it is provoked or defending its young.1

如果它蜇人

Clean the sting site with soap and water, then apply a cool compress. You can take acetaminophen (paracetamol) or ibuprofen for pain and swelling. Get medical attention straight away if severe symptoms occur, especially in young children.1
用冰袋冷敷蜇伤处，让人保持不动。尽快就医，尤其是儿童：有些蝎子对孩子是致命的。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

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

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

和 2.5 块玩具积木排成一排一样长220 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Arizona bark 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？

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

Arizona bark scorpion 约 1.6 公里/小时 (0.99 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

Scorpions, including this species, were found near ground zero during American nuclear tests, with no recorded harmful effects.1

Its venom has little effect on grasshopper mice, which scientists found use the toxin as a pain reducer rather than a pain trigger.1

It is the only scorpion genus in the Southwest that can climb rough walls and trees.1

Layers of wax on its outer shell help it resist water loss in the desert.1

Newly moulted scorpions do not glow under UV light for a few days.1

Young scorpions are gently guided onto their mother's back, where they stay after birth.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： Scorpions go looking for people to sting them.

真相： They will not seek out humans unless they are provoked or defending their young. Many stings happen when people touch a scorpion on the underside of an object, where it is hiding.1

给毒液专家

学名: Centruroides sculpturatus
类别: 蝎子
家人: Buthidae2
排序: Scorpiones
大洲: 北美洲
宝宝: The young are born live, usually 25 to 35 at a time, and ride on their mother's back until their first moult.1
寿命: 约 6 年1
对人的危险: 3 / 5: 严重3