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Giant vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

名字的由来： The name 'vinegaroon' comes from the strong vinegar smell of its spray, and 'whipscorpion' comes from its long, whip-like tail.1

无害对人无害。不用担心。

毛毛虫和虫子

会喷或会吐吃：肉

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

The giant vinegaroon is a large, harmless-to-people relative of the scorpion, known for the vinegar smell it gives off when threatened. It lives in the southern United States and Mexico, where it hunts insects and other small creatures at night. It is useful to people because it eats scorpions and other pests.1

生活在

Southern United States (Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) and Mexico1

北美洲

首页

It lives in the southern US and Mexico at heights of 1380 to 1800 metres. It hunts at night and hides in places it can dig into and shelter in.1

长度

4 cm到6 cm (1.6 in到2.4 in)1

最高速度

约 0.9 公里/小时（0.56 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It feeds at night on insects such as cockroaches and crickets, as well as millipedes, other arachnids, worms, slugs and small frogs and toads. It holds prey with its large pedipalps while its chelicerae tear and bite.1

Giant vinegaroon的照片 — Giant vinegaroon。照片：Jbjensen1。 CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Body length is 40 to 60 millimetres, not counting the tail.1
Has a long, thin, whip-like tail at the back.1
Has two long front legs that it uses to feel around and sense vibrations.1
Has two large pedipalps (front limbs) modified into claws for crushing prey.1
When sprayed, it smells strongly of vinegar.1

毒液之力

会喷或会吐

它会向攻击者喷射刺激性液体。

它的毒液会造成什么？

It is not venomous. From the base of its tail it sprays a liquid made of 85% acetic acid, the main component of vinegar. If the spray gets into mucous membranes or cuts, it can sting, and it can irritate the eyes.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 seldom bites or pinches people. Its main risk is the acid spray, which can sting and cause eye irritation.1

它害怕时会做什么？

When threatened, it sprays acetic acid from the base of its tail.1

如果它喷到你

被毛毛虫的蜇毛扎到：用胶带把毛粘掉，再清洗皮肤。不要揉。
被咬：清洗并冷敷。如果感到不适或容易出血，就去看医生。

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。
如果它喷到你：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

Giant vinegaroon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)

Giant vinegaroon 约 0.9 公里/小时 (0.56 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

Its common name 'vinegaroon' comes from the vinegar smell of the acid it sprays.1

It is an efficient predator of scorpions, and it is sometimes bought for that purpose.1

Males fight each other at night in fierce battles for the chance to mate with a female.1

It has eight eyes, but they are very weak, so it finds its way mostly by feeling with its front legs, tail and pedipalps.1

Raccoons, coatis, armadillos, skunks, bears, roadrunners, lizards and tarantulas may all eat it.1

It is sold in the exotic animal trade as a pet.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： Giant vinegaroons are dangerous and venomous to people.

真相： They are non-venomous and seldom bite or pinch people. The main risk is the acid spray, which can irritate the eyes or sting if it reaches cuts or mucous membranes.1

给毒液专家

学名: Mastigoproctus giganteus
类别: 毛毛虫和虫子
家人: Thelyphonidae2
排序: Uropygi
大洲: 北美洲
宝宝: The female produces about 40 offspring, which she protects and feeds during their early lives. She reproduces only once.1
寿命: 约 7 年1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3