Paraguayan three-striped scorpion
This is a scorpion from South America, also called the Brazilian red house scorpion. It lives in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, and it is often found in people's homes. Its sting can cause serious symptoms, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

怎样认出它
- The back of the body is yellow or reddish-yellow.1
- The legs, pedipalps (the front limbs used like tweezers) and tail are pale yellow or yellow-brown.1
- The legs and pedipalps may have dark segmented marks.1
- Young scorpions are reddish, with dark spots on the legs.1
- It is nocturnal, so it is mostly active at night.1
毒液之力
毒液通过蜇刺出来。
它的毒液会造成什么?
The venom causes pain in most cases, and swelling, burning, redness and itching around the sting are also common. Neurological symptoms include tingling, cramps, excitement and headache. Other reported symptoms include pale skin, a fast heartbeat, difficulty breathing, low blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat and chest pain, along with low body temperature in some cases. Vomiting, nausea and sweating can also occur.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 more serious scorpion accidents in Argentina. It is not usually aggressive. How severe a sting is depends on the age of the person stung and the amount of venom injected.1
它害怕时会做什么?
It can sting to defend itself when it is handled, stepped on, or hidden in clothing when someone is getting dressed.1
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
它有多大?
它有多长?
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260 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Paraguayan three-striped scorpion和你比起来有多大?
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它有多快?
事实
In Argentina it is the species behind most of the more serious scorpion stings.1
It uses its pedipalps like tweezers to hold prey before it stings.1
It is found only in South America, where it is common in houses.1
It hides in small gaps such as cracks, pipes, under floors and behind baseboards.1
Its young are reddish with dark spots on their legs, unlike the yellow-brown adults.1
事实的来源
- Tityus trivittatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Tityus trivittatus (iNaturalist): 名称和分类。
- Venom Wiki: 危险等级、典型大小和速度估计都是我们自己给出的。看看我们是怎么算的: 我们如何评定危险.
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蜇伤
如果它蜇人