Essential Scorpion Sting First Response by Jonathan Leeming
The focus of these pages is on identification and first response for each species.
Eastern Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion
Small scorpion with an average length between 40mm and 50mm in length. Light-brown with a pale stipe down the centre of the tergites. Last 2 tail segments are darker in colour. Characteristic dark triangle on the carapace. Often seen on vegetation at night using a UV torch.
The Giant Rock Scorpion, (Hadogenes troglodytes), is the longest scorpion in Southern Africa attaining a length of 130mm to 150mm in length. Males have longer tails than females and attaining a length of 190mm. Found on rocky ridges and outcrops where stye shelter in cracks of rocks or where 2 rock form a narrow crack. […]
Medium sized scorpion, average 50mm to 60mm in length, attaining 70mm in other areas. Colouration rangers from overall black, to dark brown with slightly lighter legs. Often muddy in appearance because of the clay-is soils that they burrow into. Construct a near vertical burrow up to 21cm in depth in level hard soils.
A large scorpion with an average length of 90mm to 100mm. Legs and sting are a lighter colour than the body. Pincers are smooth in texture. Found in rocky areas where they shelter between 2 rocks or in a rock crack. Distribution of this species rarely overlaps with the Giant Rock Scorpion.
Medium scorpion with an average length of 60mm to 70mm in length. Overall orange to orange-brown in coloration. Tail segments will granular keels. Prefers flat areas where it shelters under surface debris such as rocks and logs. Often seen at night on roads and open areas. This scorpion is very mobile in the environment, resulting […]
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