Emperor Scorpion
Common Name: Emperor Scorpion Scientific Name: Pandinus imperator
Order: Scorpiones
Range: They are native to West Africa (Ivory Coast, Senegal, Ghana, and Sierra Leone).
Diet: Prey is usually large insects and small vertebrates, such as lizards.
Reader Rail Information: This is the most often exhibited species of scorpion and the largest species worldwide. Emperor scorpions are very docile, rarely stinging. In fact, the usual defense is to pinch with their rather large and heavy claws. They are found commonly in burrows along riverbanks. As a general rule, the larger the claws on a scorpion, the less potent the venom from the tail.
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