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  2. Parabuthus transvaalicus - Wikipedia

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    Parabuthus transvaalicus grows to a length of 90–110 millimetres (3.5–4.3 in), and is dark brown or black in colour, so it is also known as the Black Thick-Tailed scorpion. [2] Its pincers are thin, but its tail is thickened, with the sting segment being as wide as the rest of the tail. [2]

  3. Parabuthus - Wikipedia

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    Parabuthus, commonly known as the thick-tailed scorpion, is a genus of large and highly venomous Afrotropical scorpions, that show a preference for areas of low rainfall. [1] [3] Their stings are medically important and human fatalities have been recorded. [4]

  4. Parabuthus granulatus - Wikipedia

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    Parabuthus granulatus, commonly known as the granulated thick-tailed scorpion, a large species of scorpion from the drier parts of southern Africa. It measures some 11.5 cm, and is dark yellow to brown in colour. It has a relatively small vesicle, but is one of the more venomous scorpion species of the region. [1]

  5. Parabuthus villosus - Wikipedia

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    Parabuthus villosus, the black hairy thick-tailed scorpion, is a species of scorpion from southern Africa, where it ranges from the Northern Cape to Namibia. It is the largest species of the Buthidae , measuring up to 18 cm, [ 1 ] and its diet may include lizards and mice . [ 2 ]

  6. ‘Long’-tailed creature — with unique snout — found on Angola ...

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    On a farm in Angola, a “long”-tailed creature scampered across the sand. The speckled animal might have been heading to its burrow or searching for a meal, but that didn’t really matter.

  7. Uroplectes - Wikipedia

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    They are known commonly as the lesser thick-tailed scorpions. There are about 40 species distributed in the Afrotropical realm. [1] They are most diverse in South Africa. [2] These scorpions are generally about 3 to 6 centimeters long, [1] but a few are smaller, such as U. ansiedippenaarae, which is less than 2 centimeters in length. [2]

  8. Woman finds scorpion in luggage 12 days after returning from ...

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    The fat-tailed scorpion, common across Africa and the Middle East, was nestled in a women's bag, having made the 4,000-mile trip to the woman's home in Wicklow, on the Ireland's east coast.

  9. Pseudolychas - Wikipedia

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    Pseudolychas is a genus of scorpion in the family Buthidae. Species of the genus are known as the pygmy-thicktail scorpions and are found in South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Their venom is mild and not medically important. [1] Pseudolychas ochraceus reproduces by parthenogenesis. [1] [2]