EMPEROR SCORPION


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