Opistophthalmus carinatus (robust burrowing scorpion)

Opistophthalmus carinatus (robust burrowing scorpion)

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Čeština: Opisthophthalmus carinatus
Date 26 July 2014, 15:44:47
Author ScorpionKing47
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opisthophthalmus_carinatus.jpg

The Robust burrowing scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) is a widespread species of scorpion in the drier regions of southern Africa. It is a burrowing scorpion, which often places its burrow beside a large rock. Compared to others of its genus, it has a particularly sturdy body with large pinchers. It is also known as the Carinated bark scorpion or African yellow-leg scorpion. Order: Scorpiones, Family: Scorpionidae, Genus: Opistophthalmus, Species: Opistophthalmus carinatus (Peters, 1861).


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Description		Opistophthalmus carinatus (robust burrowing scorpion) Description Čeština: Opisthophthalmus carinatus Date 26 July 2014, 15:44:47 Author ScorpionKing47 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opisthophthalmus_carinatus.jpg The Robust burrowing scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) is a widespread species of scorpion in the drier regions of southern Africa. It is a burrowing scorpion, which often places its burrow beside a large rock. Compared to others of its genus, it has a particularly sturdy body with large pinchers. It is also known as the Carinated bark scorpion or African yellow-leg scorpion. Order: Scorpiones, Family: Scorpionidae, Genus: Opistophthalmus, Species: Opistophthalmus carinatus (Peters, 1861).

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