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Emperor scorpion

Pandinus imperator

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Class: Arachnida

Order: Scorpiones

Family: Scorpionidae


  • Lives in tropical forest
  • Eats vertebrates
  • Is active at night
  • Ovoviviparous animal
  • Venomous

  • Occurs in Central and Western Africa;
  • Longevity is up to 6 years;
  • A very popular species in the collections of the world: it obtained such wide popularity due to its enormous sizes, complaisant temper and because it is easy to keep it in captivity;
The venom of this scorpion is very weak, it nearly does not influence health of people, practically there is no pain from the injection of the scorpion, the place of the injection can itch a little and become slightly lighter, in 10-20 minutes all symptoms disappear.


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