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Northern scorpion

Paruroctonus boreus

名字的由来： The scientific name Paruroctonus comes from Latin and Greek words meaning 'like' and 'tail-killer'. The species name boreus is Greek for 'northern'.1

无害对人无害。不用担心。

蝎子

蜇伤吃：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 northern scorpion is a small scorpion that lives across much of western and central North America. It is the only scorpion found in Canada, and it lives further north than any other scorpion species.1

生活在

Western and central United States, plus British Columbia, Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan in Canada.1

北美洲

首页

In northern areas it mostly lives in sagebrush at low elevations. In southern areas it lives in a wider range of places at moderate heights. In Idaho it is most often found on bare, cracked or rocky soil on the slopes of hills, where it shelters in openings in the soil and under stones during the day.1

长度

3.5 cm到3.9 cm (1.4 in到1.5 in)1

最高速度

约 1.2 公里/小时（0.75 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It hunts grasshoppers, stink bugs, spiders and other scorpions. It grabs prey with its pedipalps (front claw-like limbs) and sometimes stings it, then feeds on the head first, leaving the hard outer shell.1

Northern scorpion的照片 — Northern scorpion。照片：Xbuzzi。 CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Usually light yellow in colour.1
A black V-shaped pattern centred on the middle eyes.1
Faint dark streaks across the rear body segments.1
Moderately sized for a scorpion. Females are larger than males, averaging about 3.9 cm long, while males average about 3.6 cm.1

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

Its sting can carry paralysing toxins, which stop prey from moving. Stung prey usually stops struggling within one minute.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。

它害怕时会做什么？

Younger scorpions are more willing than adults to use their stinger both to defend themselves and to attack.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？

差不多和一个回形针一样长300 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Northern 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)

Northern scorpion 约 1.2 公里/小时 (0.75 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

When two northern scorpions fight over territory, the larger one usually wins and eats the loser. Smaller females have sometimes been seen eating larger males.1

Stinger use changes with age. Juveniles sting all their prey, while adults use their stingers on only about 30% of prey.1

Individuals can go without food for phases lasting up to 5 months.1

Young scorpions sit on their mother's back and cannot hunt until they are about 13 to 14 days old.1

Males can roam up to six times as far each day as females.1

They are almost always active at night. They come out of their burrows between 21:30 and 23:00 and stay in during rain or when temperatures drop below 10 °C.1

给毒液专家

学名: Paruroctonus boreus
类别: 蝎子
家人: Vaejovidae2
排序: Scorpiones
大洲: 北美洲
宝宝: Females give birth to live young, 10 to 40 at a time. The young climb onto the mother's back after birth and stay grouped there.1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3