Bug FAQGadim Slender-tailed Scorpion
Hemiscorpius lepturus · Order: Scorpiones · Family: Hemiscorpiidae
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Males reach about 8 cm and females about 5.5 cm, allowing them to hide in tight rock crevices. It lives in the deserts of southern Iraq and Iran and is a solitary desert dweller. Its venom is highly cytotoxic and hemolytic and is responsible for most scorpion-sting deaths in the Iran region.
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How to recognize it
It is yellow-brown with a flat, broad body and a long, thin tail.
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Size
Males grow to about 8 cm (3.1 in) and females to about 5.5 cm (2.2 in).
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Does it bite or sting?
Its venom is highly dangerous, causing cytotoxic and hemolytic effects and many deaths in Iran.
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Where it lives
It inhabits desert regions of the Middle East, especially southern Iraq and Iran. The species is fairly solitary.
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Where it comes from
Its native range is the deserts of southern Iraq and Iran.
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Lookalikes
It has seven pairs of appendages and distinctive trichobothria positions on the pedipalp chela.
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Questions people ask
How dangerous is the sting of Gadim slender-tailed scorpion?
Its sting is medically serious; the venom is highly cytotoxic and has caused many deaths in Iran.
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What does this scorpion look like?
It is yellow-brown, flat-bodied, with a long thin tail and a wide body.
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiscorpius_lepturus
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