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Florida bark scorpion

Centruroides gracilis

名字的由来： Its name is misleading, because it is not native to Florida, even though that is where many people first meet it.1

只是会疼会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

蝎子

蜇伤吃：昆虫

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

The Florida bark scorpion is a small scorpion with a sting that can cause serious harm. It is not really from Florida: it is native to northern Middle America and has spread to other places, including Florida. It hides under rocks, bark and rubbish, and sometimes lives inside houses.1

生活在

Native to northern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. Introduced to Cuba, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Florida, parts of Africa and Tenerife.1

北美洲, 南美洲

首页

It lives under rocks and tree bark. Given the chance, it will live in the walls of houses and under rubbish piles in yards.1

长度

15 cm (5.9 in)1

最高速度

约 2 公里/小时（1.2 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It feeds on insects such as roaches. Captive scorpions can be fed termites or crickets.1

Florida bark scorpion的照片 — Florida bark scorpion。照片：lazarus。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Its colour varies. It may be reddish, black with reddish pincers, or dark brown with yellowish legs and red pincers.1
Some individuals are dark brown with reddish and black tail sections.1
Females reach up to 10 cm long. Males can grow over 15 cm long.1

常被误认为： In Florida it lives alongside two native scorpions, the Hentz striped scorpion and the Guiana striped scorpion.1

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

This scorpion is venomous, but much less toxic than others in its genus. Its venom is neurotoxic (it attacks the nerves) and cardiotoxic (it affects the heart), and it causes the release of catecholamines, hormones that speed up the body. Local effects include pain, redness, itching and swelling. Possible symptoms include irregular or fast heartbeat, fluid in the lungs, nausea, vomiting, sweating, diarrhoea, shock, convulsions and coma.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

It is much less toxic than other scorpions in its genus. Serious symptoms can still occur, and death is possible.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 5 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）

Florida 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)

Florida bark scorpion 约 2 公里/小时 (1.2 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

Females can reproduce without a male, through a process called parthenogenesis.1

Newborn young ride on their mother's back.1

Tarantulas such as Tliltocatl vagans prey on it, and a tarantula may kill it even if the scorpion strikes first.1

In a laboratory study, males lived about 33 months on average and females about 38 months.1

Despite its name, it is native to northern Middle America, not Florida.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： It is a Florida native scorpion, as its name suggests.

真相： It is not native to Florida. It comes from northern Middle America and was introduced to Florida and other places.1

给毒液专家

学名: Centruroides gracilis
类别: 蝎子
家人: Buthidae2
排序: Scorpiones
大洲: 北美洲, 南美洲
宝宝: The female gives birth to a litter of 25 to 35 young, and litters of 91 have been recorded. The young ride on the female's back.1
对人的危险: 2 / 5: 很疼3