Biology:Arabian fat-tailed scorpion
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| Species: | A. crassicauda
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| Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807)
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The Arabian fat-tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda) is a species of dangerous scorpion usually found in North Africa and the Middle East.
Description
A. crassicauda is a generalist desert species,[1] an Old World scorpion.[2] Adults can vary in colour from a light brown to reddish to blackish-brown, to black. They can grow to over 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length.[1][3]
Distribution
This species is found mainly in the Palaearctic region. It is commonly found in such countries as Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Turkey,[4] and in north African nations.[5][1]
Habitat
A. crassicauda lives in the ruins of old, neglected structures,[1] and was considered a major hazard for troops during the whole Persian Gulf conflict due to its very potent and fatal venom, throughout the area of the war.[3]
Antivenom
Antivenom produced by this species has been used in Turkey to treat all scorpion stings since 1942.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Euscorpius" (PDF). http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2006_37.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dear Editor" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20100610163009/http://www.biopestlab.ucdavis.edu/Labbib/697.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002151857/http://entomology.montana.edu/historybug/DStorm-Conlon.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ↑ "Euscorpius" (PDF). http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2006_43.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ↑ "WRBU Scorpion Identification". Wrbu.si.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20120204002301/http://wrbu.si.edu/scorpions/sc_sting.html. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
Wikidata ☰ Q2704458 entry
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