Among the most dangerous to humansarthropods include scorpions. They live in a hot climate, so the tropics and subtropics are literally teeming with these creatures. There are they in the territory of the peninsula of Crimea.
Crimean scorpion can be found throughoutthe southern coast: in Sevastopol, Simferopol, Evpatoria, Theodosia and Kerch. Due to the fact that people, in the course of their life activity, bargain in the usual environment of arthropods, they have to settle in the neighborhood. Therefore, dangerous creatures can often be found in residential buildings: in basements, bathrooms, cellars, garages.
Crimean scorpion has the following features:
The vision of these arthropods is acute, and they have comb-like organs responsible for touch.
Crimean scorpion is an endemic species, that is, its habitat includes only the Crimea. According to researchers, the animal has chosen this area for itself in the preglacial period.
Prefers nocturnal, on the huntit comes out in the dark, in the afternoon it sits out in secluded corners: under stones or in the cracks of old buildings. These creatures prefer to feed on spiders, insects, centipedes, grasshoppers and praying mantis. Such arthropods first gnaw at the head of their prey, then inject the enzyme, and then suck the insides. Chitin shell in food is not used.
The Crimean scorpions belong, as well as others.representatives of the squad, among the viviparous, one female gives birth to 10-12 nymphs, which are located on the mother's back with the help of special suckers. After two weeks, the babies gradually leave the mother and begin an independent life.
Now the Crimean scorpion is ranked as rarearthropod Among the reasons for the decline in population size is, above all, the destruction of arthropod habitat by humans. People seize large areas of nature, as well as demolish old buildings, so the animals have nowhere to live.
Crimean scorpion can be an unusual homepet For it is necessary to equip a terrarium, and as a primer in the bottom put a mixture of wet and dry substrate. The arthropod will live on the dry half, and the wet one will create the necessary microclimate. The main difficulty of the content is in the organization of feeding - the animal can eat only in the dark and only live food. Experienced owners advise eating live locust larvae or cockroaches.
Are Crimean scorpions dangerous?Their bite causes discomfort, poisoning of the body, can lead to an allergic reaction, but is not fatal. Signs of unpleasant contact with this arthropod are:
Having received a bite, do not panic, you must treat the wound with vinegar and take antiallergic drug.
The answer to the question is poisonous or not Crimeanscorpion, positive. But a bite to a person is not fatal. It is also important to remember that stinging this arthropod begins only for self-defense, and more often prefers to escape from danger than to show aggression.
