
- CHARACTERISTICS
- It can measure up to 32cm. Black in colour and with very developed pedipalps (claws).
- DIET
- Strictly carnivorous
- REPRODUCTION
- Not only do they use their stinger to subjugate their prey but they also use it as part of a complex mating ritual.
A litter of 30 – 35 young remain with the mother for some time after the first shedding.
- CURIOSITIES
- Although they look threatening, the larger species tend to be less venomous than the smaller ones, depending on their physical strength.
|
- NAME
- Emperor Scorpion
- HABITAT
- North and Central Africa
- SCIENTIFIC NAME
- Pandinus imperator
- SPICE
- Arachnids
- DIET
- Carnivorous
|
|