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A scorpion sting is an injury caused by the stinger of a scorpion resulting in the medical condition known as scorpionism, which may vary in severity. The anatomical part of the scorpion that delivers the sting is called a "telson". In typical cases, scorpion stings usually result in pain, paresthesia, and variable swelling.
Few Buthidae scorpions are among the larger scorpions; on average the members of this family are mid-sized tending towards smallish. Microtityus and Microbuthus barely reach 2 cm (0.8 in). The largest members are found among Androctonus (fattail scorpions), Apistobuthus, Centruroides, and Parabuthus; and can reach 12 cm (about 5 in). Most of ...
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.
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).
Tityus serrulatus, the Brazilian yellow scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae. It is native to Brazil , and its venom is extremely toxic. [ 1 ] It is the most dangerous scorpion in South America and is responsible for the most fatal cases.
Lychas marmoreus, also known as the marbled scorpion, little marbled scorpion or bark scorpion, is a species of small scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is native to Australia , and was first described in 1845 by German arachnologist Carl Ludwig Koch .
Cannibalism is more common in captivity than in the wild and can be minimized by providing many small shelters within the enclosure and ensuring there is plenty of prey. [ 120 ] [ 121 ] The pet trade has threatened wild populations of some scorpion species, particularly Androctonus australis and Pandinus imperator .
Euscorpius is a genus of scorpions, commonly called small wood-scorpions. It presently contains 65 species and is the type genus of the family Euscorpiidae – long included in the Chactidae [3] – and the subfamily Euscorpiinae. The most common members belong to the E. carpathicus species complex, which makes up the subgenus Euscorpius. [2]