Learn about the types of scorpions in Jordan

The weather of the Arabs - scorpions spread in different environments in Jordan, so they exist in forests, plains, desert areas and others, and they also live within various and different habitats so they live under rocks or in deep burrows that reach (a) meters sometimes and live under plants and branches or in the deserted burrows of rodents or be Wanderer and others.

The presence of scorpions is concentrated in the western regions of the Kingdom and along the western border, as it extends east and toward the eastern desert .

There are more than 2000 types of scorpions in the world, of which 30-40 are toxic enough to kill humans, and in Jordan there are 18 types of scorpions, 5 of which are considered very toxic to humans.

It is noteworthy that all types of scorpions are toxic, there are no non-toxic types, but the degree of toxicity of these scorpions varies depending on the type, and it can be said that 5 types of scorpions that are present in Jordan are considered dangerous to humans and they belong to the Al-Buthudi family, which are the species of androctones and the sex of uris .

What are the characteristics of highly toxic scorpions?

In general, there are characteristics that can be indicated in determining the toxicity of these scorpions:

• Most scorpions with broad dogs are less toxic than those with thin dogs, and in fact this has a logical environmental explanation. Scorpions with broad dogs have more power in killing their prey than those of thin ones, and whose toxicity is used to kill their prey.
• Color has no specific expressions in determining highly toxic from least toxic; The most dangerous types of scorpions, one is yellow and the other black .

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Where are scorpions in Jordan?

Scorpions are found in Jordan in most environments. It lives in the wooded and forested areas, rocky areas and desert areas as well. The yellow scorpion, Leiurus hebraeus, which is the most toxic scorpion in Jordan, is found in the northwestern and southwestern parts of the Kingdom, especially the highlands, where the highest density of this species was recorded in the Al-Shoubak area and it is less Population of this type in the Wadi Araba region .

Black scorpion thick-tail Androctonus crassicauda

This type of scorpion is considered toxic in Jordan and lives in horizontal burrows or deserted burrows of rodents. This species is found in most areas in Jordan, but it prefers dry desert environments such as Wadi Araba, Aqaba and the Eastern Desert .

Scorpions poison

Scorpion toxins contain a large number of chemical compounds that collectively cause significant damage to the bite exposed. Scorpion toxins contain neurotoxins, hemorrhagic, and tissue analyzers, as well as contain substances that lead to pain.

The researchers found that serotonin, found in scorpions, leads to miscarriage of a pregnant woman, especially in her early months. In general, scorpion toxins cause inflammation of the heart muscle and congestion in the lung, followed by dysfunction of the urinary and nervous system, and this may be accompanied by coma of the patient.

There are factors that influence the effect of a scorpion sting :

• Age of a person
• A person’s sensitivity to poison,
• And the type of scorpion
• Number of bites
• The amount of poison injected .

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General information about scorpions

• Scorpions give birth to a newborn (4-90) scorpion
• The gestation period or the period for fetal maturity is 5-12 months
• Scorpions give birth to their young alive, and these young children climb their mother and settle on her back for 10-12 days until her outer structure is hardened, then she sets out to start her life.
• Many of these babies are prey to other insects or scorpions themselves.
• Scorpios live from 3-5 years and some species reach 20 years.
• Scorpions can feel any vibration around them through their legs and through the small hairs that cover them, and through these vibrations can determine the distance and the destination of prey .

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Scorpios' ability to adapt

Scorpions have a huge ability to adapt and do not need many requirements for life. They are able to continue to be immersed in water for days and continue for months without food, and can reach a full year. Also, scorpions have the ability to replenish lymphodermal fluid and repair damage to their body even from nuclear radiation. .

The scorpion also reflects UV rays, so it can be easily seen at night with the UV lamp. Scorpions do not like the sun's rays nor the sun's rays reflected from the moon; So it is difficult to find scorpions on moonlit nights.

Scorpions abound and proliferate in the summer, especially in July, and their activities are at night .

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The environmental role of scorpions

• Have a very important role in any ecosystem; It is one of the most successful arthropods in desert and other environments, and it feeds on large quantities of insects, arthropods, worms and small reptiles.
• It can reduce its metabolic processes to a very low degree, up to a third of most other insects, and this explains its ability to survive for long periods of time.
• Modern science presents scorpions as a source of treatment for a range of incurable diseases, including sclerosis, cardiovascular disease and cancer .

Source: Biodiversity Control Center of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature