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Wood scorpion

Cercophonius squama

无害对人无害。不用担心。

蜇伤

The wood scorpion, also called the forest scorpion, is a scorpion native to south-eastern Australia. It is small, usually 2.5 to 4 cm long, and it is the only scorpion found in Tasmania.1

生活在

South-eastern Australia: South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, the ACT and Tasmania1

澳大利亚和大洋洲

首页

It lives in south-eastern Australia and is accustomed to a wetter climate. It digs burrows, either shallow or deep depending on the situation, to avoid extreme conditions for several months.1

长度

2.5 cm到4 cm (1 in到1.6 in)1

最高速度

约 1.1 公里/小时（0.68 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

Wood scorpion的照片 — Wood scorpion。照片：Noodle snacks。 CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Body is creamy yellow to orange-brown with dark brown markings1
Legs are yellow with some dark brown pigment1
Overall colour is made up of different shades of brown1
Typically around 25 to 40 mm (2.5 to 4 cm) long1
Active at night, like most scorpions1

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

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？

It is described as slightly defensive.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330 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Wood 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)

Wood scorpion 约 1.1 公里/小时 (0.68 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

Females have been seen selectively eating some of their young, but the trigger for this is not known.1

It is the only scorpion found in Tasmania.1

Females can give birth to 20 to 30 live young in one birth, which can take several hours.1

Newborns are white and soft-bodied at birth.1

Newborns take about two weeks for their exoskeleton to fully form.1

给毒液专家

学名: Cercophonius squama
类别: 蝎子
家人: Bothriuridae2
排序: Scorpiones
大洲: 澳大利亚和大洋洲
宝宝: Females give birth to 20 to 30 live young over several hours, usually in summer, after mating before winter.1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3