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Pulmonoscorpius is an extinct genus of scorpion from the Mississippian (Early Carboniferous) of Scotland.It contains a single named species, Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis.It was one of the largest scorpions to have ever lived, with the largest known individual having an estimated length exceeding 70 cm (28 inches).
H. arizonensis is the largest scorpion in North America, [2] and one of the 8–9 species of Hadrurus in the United States, attaining a length of 14 cm (5.5 in). [3] This species is usually yellow with a dark top [3] and has crab-like pincers. It gets its common names from the brown hairs that cover its body.
The largest known species (Jaekelopterus rhenaniae) reached up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length, about the size of a crocodile. [8] Species of Eurypterus, however, were much smaller. E. remipes are usually between 13 and 20 cm (5 and 8 in) in length. E. lacustris average at larger sizes at 15 to 23 cm (6 to 9 in) in length. [9]
Srilankametrus indus, commonly known as the giant forest scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Mastigoproctus giganteus lives in the southern US and in Mexico at elevations up to 6000 meters. [4] It preys on various insects, worms, and slugs. [5] It is an efficient predator that feeds at night on a variety of arthropods, primarily insects such as cockroaches and crickets, as well as millipedes and other arachnids.
Hadogenes troglodytes is a species of scorpion from southern Africa.It is commonly known as the flat rock scorpion and commonly sold on the exotic pet market. [1] [2] It was once regarded as having the longest recorded body length of any scorpion, reaching up to 20 cm; [3] however Heterometrus swammerdami currently holds the record for being the world's largest scorpion at 9 inches (23 cm) in ...
Gigantometrus swammerdami, commonly called the giant forest scorpion, is a scorpion belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is native to India [ 1 ] and is the world's largest scorpion species at 23 cm (9 inch) in length, [ 2 ] and weighs 56 g (2.0 oz).
Giant eurypterids were not limited to the family Pterygotidae. An isolated 12.7 centimeters (5.0 in) long fossil metastoma of the carcinosomatoid eurypterid Carcinosoma punctatum indicates the animal would have reached a length of 2.2 meters (7.2 ft) in life, rivalling the pterygotids in size. [12]