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Giant vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

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

AkunangoziAkunangozi ebantwini. Akukho okufanele ukhathazeke ngakho.

Izimbungu nezinambuzane

Siyafafaza noma sikhafulaSidla: Inyama

Ingozi ebantwini: KuncaneNjengokuhlatshwa yinyosi noma ngaphansi. Cishe akunangozi ebantwini.

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

Ihlala

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

INyakatho Melika

Ekhaya

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

Ubude

4 cm kuya ku-6 cm (1.6 in kuya ku-2.4 in)1

Ijubane eliphezulu

cishe 0.9 km/h (0.56 mph)

Emhlabathini, isiqagela nje

Sidlani?

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

Isithombe sika-Giant vinegaroon — Giant vinegaroon. Isithombe: Jbjensen1. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusibona

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

Amandla obuthi

Siyafafaza noma sikhafula

Sifafaza noma sikhafulela uketshezi oluhlabayo kulabo abasihlaselayo.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

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

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: KuncaneNjengokuhlatshwa yinyosi noma ngaphansi. Cishe akunangozi ebantwini.

It seldom bites or pinches people. Its main risk is the acid spray, which can sting and cause eye irritation.1

Senzani uma sesabile?

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

Uma sikufafaza

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Hlala uphephile

Ungalokothi uthinte, ubambe noma ugcone isilwane sasendle, ngisho noma sincane, futhi ngisho noma sibukeka silele noma sifile.
Sinike isikhala. Uma uhlangana naso, hlala uzolile, uhlehle kancane bese usiyeka sihambe ngendlela yaso.
Uma sikufafaza: hlala uzolile, ungashukumi, shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911) noma uye esibhedlela ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi besibukeka kanjani, isithombe siyasiza.

Asikuzingeli wena. Sisebenzisa ubuthi baso ukuze sibambe ukudla noma ukuzivikela, futhi singancamela ukucasha. Okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala uphephile

Kuphi emhlabeni?

I-Afrika I-Asia I-Yurophu INyakatho Melika INingizimu Melika I-Australia ne-Oceania

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

side njengezitini zamathoyizi ezingu-2 ezilandelanayo

Giant vinegaroon mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

Ufudu cishe 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)

Giant vinegaroon cishe 0.9 km/h (0.56 mph)

Umuntu ohambayo cishe 5 km/h (3.1 mph)

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Amaqiniso

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

Umqothuli wezinganekwane

Inganekwane: Giant vinegaroons are dangerous and venomous to people.

Iqiniso: 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

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi: Mastigoproctus giganteus
Iqembu: Izimbungu nezinambuzane
Umndeni: Thelyphonidae2
Ukuhleleka: Uropygi
Amazwekazi: INyakatho Melika
Izinsana: The female produces about 40 offspring, which she protects and feeds during their early lives. She reproduces only once.1
Isikhathi sokuphila: cishe iminyaka engu-71
Ingozi ebantwini: 1 / 5: Kuncane3

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Mastigoproctus giganteus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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