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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]
Androctonus bicolor, the black fat-tailed scorpion, is a scorpion species of the family Buthidae. It is black in color and can grow up to 8 cm. [1] Black fat-tailed scorpions come from the family Buthidae, which is the largest of the scorpion family. [2] They can be identified by their hefty physique. [3]
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.
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]
Fattail scorpion or fat-tailed scorpion is the common name given to scorpions of the genus Androctonus, one of the most dangerous groups of scorpion species in the world. [1] The genus was first described in 1828 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg. [2] They are found throughout the semi-arid and arid regions of the Middle East and Africa. [1]
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.
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]
Their vernacular name refers to the thick tails found in many Buthidae, especially in the Old World. The pedipalps , though, tend to be weak, slender, and tweezer -like. The Buthidae are generally rather cryptically colored, quite uniformly ochre to brown, but some are black or (like Centruroides and Uroplectes ) more vividly colored.