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Brazilian brown scorpion

Tityus bahiensis

名字的由来： The scientific name Tityus bahiensis refers to Bahia, a state in Brazil.1

需要看医生很少致命，但被蜇了要去看医生。

蝎子

蜇伤吃：昆虫

对人的危险: 严重被蜇了要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

The Brazilian brown scorpion is a venomous scorpion found in South America. It lives mostly in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and is very common in farming areas. It matters because it is one of the scorpions most often linked to stings in rural places.1

生活在

Brazil (Minas Gerais, Goias, Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana), Argentina and Paraguay; endemic to South America1

南美洲

首页

It is very common in agricultural areas. It is nocturnal, so it is active at night and generally avoids people.1

长度

6 cm (2.4 in)1

最高速度

约 1.4 公里/小时（0.87 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

In captivity it feeds on cockroaches, mealworms, crickets, spiders and insect larvae.1

Brazilian brown scorpion的照片 — Brazilian brown scorpion。照片：Alexandre S. Michelotto。 CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Body is dark, with reddish brown on top1
Legs are light with black spots1
Pincer tips and stinger are brown or black1
Telson (tail tip) is reddish1
Young scorpions are often reddish1
Usually reaches about 6 cm in length1

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. Symptoms include severe pain, swelling, sweating, lethargy, fast heart rate, pulmonary (lung) oedema, difficulty breathing, pancreatitis, nausea, vomiting and changes in blood pressure. The venom's LD50 is 0.5 mg/kg, a measure of how toxic it is to test animals.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。

It is the main cause of scorpion sting cases in rural areas and is often ranked the second most toxic of its kind, behind only T. serrulatus.1

它害怕时会做什么？

It is not aggressive and avoids humans, but if threatened it will defend itself with its sting.1

如果它蜇人

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 块玩具积木排成一排一样长260 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Brazilian brown 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)

Brazilian brown scorpion 约 1.4 公里/小时 (0.87 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

It is often called the second most toxic scorpion of its kind, after T. serrulatus.1

Females can give birth to as many as 25 young in one litter.1

It is common in farmland, which is why it causes many stings in rural areas.1

The most common toxin in its venom is Tb1, which makes up about 10% of the soluble venom.1

给毒液专家

学名: Tityus bahiensis
类别: 蝎子
家人: Buthidae2
排序: Scorpiones
大洲: 南美洲
宝宝: Mating can happen at any time of year but usually from November to April. Gestation lasts 2 to 12 months, and the female gives birth to between 2 and 25 young.1
对人的危险: 3 / 5: 严重3