Petite beast, sad aura, Chance encounter, immediate reaction to the shots sting deadly poison. The wish of every oasis and all Sahara is not to make contact with this creature. It is the Chadian Sahara scorpion species whose most formidable, Leiurus quinquestriatus, is unfortunately the most frequent and Fada Faya-Largeau (Northern Chad).
Her identity is and then fell the awful Leiurus quinquestriatus that sows death in Ennedi, perhaps Borkou and Tibesti. Leiurus The family is buthidés of an arthropod yellow, measuring 7 to 10 cm, and is distinguished from other scorpions in the last two rings of his tail that is dark and especially her claws are fine.
Contrary to popular belief the majority of most scorpions are relatively harmless to humans. Friendships bites cause only local effects (pain, numbness or swelling).
Nevertheless, this scorpion is very dangerous, because its venom is a potent cocktail of neurotoxins, intense and unbearable pain, fever, and then coma, convulsions, paralysis and death. Fortunately, while the scorpion’s sting is extremely painful, it is unlikely to end up killing healthy adults.
Its venom is by far the most overwhelming and the creature itself is hyper aggressive against a lesser game. An aggressive defense is our starting point. The Anglo-Saxon nicknamed the “death stalker” (tail of the sower of death or death) and, “the rover’s death. The Leiurus quinquestriatus is so dangerous that it is strongly advised not to handle or rise in the terrarium.
The sting causes pain, hypertension, respiratory paralysis and then death. Young children are paying a heavy price but also the elderly. The bite is dangerous as it is near the neck or chest or a large vessel the danger of the venom also depends on the size of the scorpion, season (pitting formidable in hot weather). The amount of venom injected is variable and depends on the animal.
Death Stalker Scorpion
