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Scorpio maurus is a species of North African and Middle Eastern scorpion, also known as the large-clawed scorpion or Israeli gold scorpion and lesser known as Zerachia scorpion. This is a small/medium-sized scorpion 3 inches (76 mm) from the family Scorpionidae. It has brown back and golden claws. There are many sub-species of this scorpion, 19 ...
A study from Israel shows a high rate of pancreatitis following envenomation. [13] If a sting from Leiurus quinquestriatus does prove deadly, the cause of death is usually pulmonary edema . Antivenom for the treatment of deathstalker envenomations is produced by pharmaceutical companies AbbVie [ 14 ] and Sanofi Pasteur , [ 15 ] and by the ...
Leiurus is a genus of scorpion of the family Buthidae. The most common species, L. quinquestriatus, is also known under the common name Deathstalker. It is distributed widely across North Africa and the Middle East, including the western and southern Arabian Peninsula and southeastern Turkey. At least one species occurs in West Africa (northern ...
Olivierus martensii is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. Its common names include Chinese scorpion, [2] [3] Manchurian scorpion, [2] [3] Chinese armor-tail scorpion and Chinese golden scorpion. Despite its common name, this scorpion is not only found in Manchuria or China, but also in Mongolia and Korea. [4] The record from Japan is ...
Nebo hierichonticus, the common black scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Diplocentridae. Description ... Jordan, Israel and Palestine) ...
In 2013, Hezbollah claimed that an Israeli spying eagle had been captured in Lebanon. [2] They claimed that the eagle was one of many birds sent by Israel to spy and gather information via GPS transmitters across the Middle East. Tel Aviv University responded: "[T]his morning, the media reported on an Israeli 'spy" that was caught by Hezbollah ...
Hezbollah has stashed hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a bunker built under a hospital in Beirut, Israel's military said on Monday, adding it will not strike the facility as it ...
Gold was a highly regarded precious metal (as in other cultures), but was occasionally avoided due to its association with the sin of the golden calf. [9] Silver was associated with moral purity, as silver metal must be refined from its ore. [10] Brass symbolized hardness, strength, and firmness. [11] Brass was a substitute for gold, and iron ...