Bug FAQBlack rock scorpion
Urodacus manicatus · Order: Scorpiones · Family: Scorpionidae
The black rock scorpion grows up to about 5.5 cm (2.2 in) and is dark brown or black. It lives on granite outcrops in open forest and is native to eastern Australia. It hunts insects, beetles, millipedes, centipedes, spiders and occasionally earthworms.
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How to recognize it
The scorpion’s body is dark brown or black.
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Size
It can reach a length of about 5.5 cm (2.2 in).
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Does it bite or sting?
A peptide in the venom activates pain receptors, producing acute pain and heightened sensitivity without causing inflammation.
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Where it lives
It prefers granite outcrops within open forest areas.
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Life cycle
Wild populations may be declining because people collect them for the pet trade.
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Where it comes from
It is found in eastern Australia.
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Lookalikes
It was first described in 1876 as Ioctonus manicatus by Tamerlan Thorell. In 1888 Reginald Innes Pocock mistakenly named a specimen U. abruptus.
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Questions people ask
Where is this scorpion found?
It lives on granite outcrops in open forests of eastern Australia.
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Same family (Scorpionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urodacus_manicatus
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