I-scorpion i-arthropod enezinwele eziyisishiyagalombili ezinemilenze, ama-Scorpions angamalungu ekilasini i-Arachnida futhi ihlobene eduze neziphengululi, izibungu, nemikhaza. Ngezinye izikhathi ama-scorpion abizwa ngokuthi izilwane zasendulo njengeziqhumane ziseMhlabeni iminyaka engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-400, okusho ukuthi ama-scorpions asevele ekhona eMhlabeni lapho kufika ama-dinosaurs.
Ama-scorpion atholakala eningizimu yezilwandle ezindaweni ezikude nasezindaweni zasendle.
Baphinde bahlala emahlathini aseBrazil, eBrithani Columbia, eNyakatho Carolina, ngisho nase-Himalaya. Lezi arthropods eziqinile, eziguquguqukayo ziye zazungeze amakhulu ezinkulungwane zeminyaka. Kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-2 000 ze-scorpion, kodwa kuphela 30 noma 40 abanamandla okwanele okubulala umuntu.
Ama-scorpion yizilwane zasendle ezisho ukuthi zichitha usuku ngaphansi kwamadwala nasezikhungweni bese ziphuma ukuzingela ekuphepheni kobumnyama. Ama-scorpion yizilwane ezidliwayo futhi zikhubaza izilwane zazo ngokusebenzisa i-sting enezinhlungu ekupheleni komsila wazo ukuze i-scorpion ingadla. Ama-Scorpion nawo anama-claws amabili noma ama-pincers amakhulu atholakala ngaphambili komzimba we-scorpion. Ama-claws e-scorpion avumela ukuthi ama-scorpion abambelele emathongweni kokubili ukugaya nokuwadla.
Ama-Scorpion ayesilwane futhi afanele abe nenhlabathi yokuphila. Ngokuvamile badla izinambuzane, kodwa ukudla kwabo kungaba okungafani kakhulu-esinye isihluthulelo sokusinda kwabo ezindaweni eziningi ezinzima.
Uma ukudla kuntuleka, i-scorpion inekhono elimangalisayo lokunciphisa umzimba wayo kancane kancane njengesilinganiso esisodwa kwesithathu isilinganiso esivamile sama-arthropods. Le nqubo yenza izinhlobo ezithile zisebenzise oksijeni encane futhi ziqhubeke ziphila njengezinambuzane ezilodwa ngonyaka. Ngisho nokunciphisa umzimba, i-scorpion inamandla okutshala ngokushesha ekuzingeleni lapho ithuba liziveza khona.
Izingxenye zomzimba ze-Scorpion
I-telson ne-pedipalps yizingxenye zabanikazi be- scorpion anatomy kufanele baziqaphele kakhulu, njengoba lezi zihlanganisa izikhali eziyinhloko ze-scorpion.
- I-Telson - Ingxenye eguquliwe ngokukhethekile engxenyeni ye "umsila" equkethe isifo senhlungu (ie "i-stinger").
- I-Pedipalps - I-pair pair of appendages kwi-arachnid, ephakama eduze komlomo futhi inokuzingela okukhethekile, ukuzivikela, ukuzala noma imisebenzi yokuzwa. Ngama-scorpion, lawa angama-appendages athatha i-chelae, noma "i-claws."
Ezinye Imigomo
Nanka eminye imibandela ephathelene ne-scorpion anatomy:
- I-Prosoma - Ingxenye yangaphakathi yomzimba ka-scorpion, kuhlanganise nekhanda, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, nemilenze (ngezinye izikhathi kuthiwa yi-cephalothorax).
- I-Opisthosoma - Ingxenye yomzimba noma isisu esiswini se-scorpion, ibuye ihlukaniswe ibe yi- mesosoma ne- metasoma ("umsila").
- I-Chela - Isakhiwo esifana ne-Claw esitholakala ku-pedipalp ye-scorpion.
- I-Chelicerae - Iqoqo lokuqala lama-appendages ahlangene ku-arachnid, eyaziwa kakhulu futhi esetshenziselwa ukudla kanye nokuzilungisa ngezinye izikhathi.