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Tityus achilles is currently the only known toxungenous scorpion on the South American continent. [2] When threatened, individuals of this species will engage in defensive spraying: toxins are projected forwards in a continuous stream of toxic secretion, acting as an irritant . [ 3 ]
Tityus scorpions are best known for their venom and potent sting. [4] [5] The genus contains several dangerously venomous scorpions, the best known of which is the Brazilian yellow scorpion, T. serrulatus. Its venom can cause severe illness (including pancreatitis), and in the young, old and infirm even death. [6]
The scorpion is a predator of a range of arthropods. It only hunts prey smaller than itself. It only hunts prey smaller than itself. It has been seen hunting isopods such as Armadillidium vulgare , centipedes in the genus Cryptops and Scutigera , earwigs like Forficula auricularia , crickets like Gryllus campestris and Nemobius syvestris , as ...
Its competitors include the giant desert centipede which is also a natural predator to the scorpion. This is an active and aggressive, if provoked, scorpion, which, as with all scorpions, is nocturnal. Like all scorpions, the giant desert hairy scorpion gives birth to live young, which remain on the mother's back for a week or more before ...
The deathstalker is one of the most dangerous species of scorpions. [10] [11] Its venom is a powerful mixture of neurotoxins, with a low lethal dose. [12]While a sting from this scorpion is extraordinarily painful, it normally would not kill a healthy adult human.
The taxonomy of scorpions deals with the classification of this predatory arthropod into 13 extant families and about 1,400 described species and subspecies. In ...
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The Buthidae are the largest family of scorpions, containing about 100 genera and 1339 species as of 2022. [2] A few very large genera (Ananteris, Centruroides, Compsobuthus, or Tityus) are known, but a high number of species-poor or monotypic ones also exist. [2] New taxa are being described at a rate of several new species per year. [2]