Deathstalker scorpions are an ancient and dangerous species of arachnids. They have been able to survive as a species for so long because they
are successful and efficient hunters. Their ability to survive is important because their natural habitat is in the deserts like the Sahara Desert. To avoid
the incredible heat of the day, the deathstalker is nocturnal. They spend their days in burrows below rocks. Digging into the sand keeps them out of
the harsh rays of the sun until the sun sets and they can begin to hunt beetles, flies and termites.
• Scorpions have been on Earth for 400 millions years.
• The deathstalker scorpion is one of the most poisonous in the world.
• Despite the poison, it is hunted by owls.
• They can grow up to 4.5 inches.
• This is smaller than many scorpions.
• Females are usually larger.
• They are usually yellow like the sand in which they live.
• They can also be a yellowish-green.
• The tips of their pincers and stingers can be much darker.
• They usually live between two and six years.
• The deathstalker is also known as the Palestine yellow scorpion, Israeli desert scorpion and the Omdurman scorpion.
• Scorpions can have up to 30 babies at a time.
• After birth, the babies spend a few weeks living on the back of the mother.
• They use both their pincers and stingers to capture prey.
• Many scorpions can just use their strong pincers, but the deathstalker’s large pincers are weak.
All scorpions are venomous, but their stings are seldom more to a human something like a bee sting. However, there are a few species whose sting can result in serious medical problems, even death. Like the name suggests, the deathstalker is one of these few very dangerous ones. The deathstalker’s poison is a mix of neurotoxins that can lead to coma, fever, paralysis, convulsions and death, if it is not treated. They are also a very aggressive scorpion and will lash out with little reason. The poison from their sting is dangerous, but very few people have died after an encounter with the scorpion, thanks to modern medicine.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Leiurus
Species: L. quinquestriatus
For more information visit the following sites: http://www.scorpionworlds.com/deathstalker-scorpion/, https://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2014/obrien_kev2/habitat.htm,
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