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California forest scorpion

Uroctonus mordax

无害对人无害。不用担心。

蜇伤吃：肉

The California forest scorpion is a small scorpion that lives in the Redwood Forests and Oak Woodlands of California. Scientists consider it a foundational species, meaning many other living things in these forests depend on it. It is shy and rarely seen.1

生活在

California, with records in western Oregon and as far north as southern Washington; most common in the San Francisco Bay Area1

北美洲

首页

It is mostly found on south or west-facing slopes, usually in remote western hills. It prefers moist places, so it sits under rocks, bark, logs and dead trees on the ground. It lives at elevations from 5 metres up to 2000 metres.1

长度

6 cm (2.4 in)3

典型成年个体大小

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？

It hunts, and according to its description it only does so on moonless nights.1

California forest scorpion的照片 — California forest scorpion。照片：Evrytte Carlson。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Typically dark brown or black, with legs that are translucent yellowish-brown1
Eight legs and two large claws in front of the mouth1
A squat body with a thinner tail than many other scorpion species1
Males are duller in colour, smaller and shorter than females1
On the underside of the fifth tail segment, a ridge forks into a shape like a 'Y'1

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

It is venomous. Its sting is milder than a honeybee's sting.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

It is described as smaller than a little finger, with a sting milder than a honeybee's. It is so shy that it is most often seen running away.1

它害怕时会做什么？

It is most often seen running away rather than standing its ground.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）

California forest 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)

California forest 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 so shy that it hunts only on moonless nights.1

After birth, the young climb onto the mother's back, and their legs never touch the ground during the climb.1

It is considered a foundational species in California's Redwood Forests and Oak Woodlands, which means the ecosystem relies on it.1

It needs a moister environment than many other scorpion species, so it stays under rocks, bark and dead trees.1

给毒液专家

学名: Uroctonus mordax
类别: 蝎子
家人: Vaejovidae2
排序: Scorpiones
大洲: 北美洲
宝宝: It gives birth to live young, mainly in summer. The young are born in a membrane that the mother holds until they can escape, then they climb onto her back.1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3