Bug FAQTityus fasciolatus
Tityus fasciolatus · Order: Scorpiones · Family: Buthidae
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Tityus fasciolatus is a scorpion that can grow up to about 8.5 cm long (1.8 to 3.3 in). It has three dark stripes on its middle body, orange-yellow pedipalps with dark spots, and a metasoma that changes from yellow-orange to reddish and dark red toward the tip. Its venom contains multiple toxic proteins and is considered medically important, with an LD50 of about 3 mg/kg in sub-cutaneous tests.
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How to recognize it
Three dark stripes run over the mesosoma; pedipalps are yellowish or orange with dark spots. The first three metasoma segments are yellow-orange, the fourth is reddish, and the final segment is dark red.
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Size
Adults measure between 4.5 and 8.5 cm (1.8 to 3.3 in) in length.
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Does it bite or sting?
The species is of medical importance; its venom contains at least ten toxic fractions and has an LD50 of 2.984 mg/kg by sub-cutaneous injection.
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Where it lives
It belongs to the scorpion family Buthidae.
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Where it comes from
It is a member of the Buthidae family.
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Lookalikes
Its venom is molecularly very similar to that of T. serrulatus.
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Questions people ask
How dangerous is a sting from Tityus fasciolatus?
The sting can be medically serious because its venom has multiple toxic components and a low LD50 in tests.
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What does Tityus fasciolatus look like?
It has three dark stripes on the mesosoma, orange-yellow pedipalps with dark spots, and a metasoma that changes from yellow-orange to reddish and dark red at the tip.
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Same family (Buthidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tityus_fasciolatus
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