The Emperor Scorpion

By Dylan Jacobs
 Name of Arthropod: The emperor scorpion
Scientific name of arthropod: pandinus emperator.

Scorpions belong to the

subphylum chelicerate.
 Habitat
Emperor scorpions mostly live in
the African rainforest but some
have also been found in the
savanna.

Diet
In the wild emperor scorpions most
often eat insects and other terrestrial
invertebrates although termites
constitute a large portion of their diet.
 A few interesting facts.
The emperor scorpion is one of the largest species of scorpion in the world, with adults
averaging about 20 centimeters in length and a weight of 30 g.

They are known for their docile The tail, known as the , is long and curves back
metasoma

behavior and almost harmless over the body. It ends in the large receptacle
sting; they do not use their sting containing the venom glands and is tipped with a
to defend themselves when they sharp, curved . Scorpion stings can be categorized
stinger

are adults, however, they may
use it in their adolescent stages.
They prefer to use their pincers
to crush and dismember their
prey
as mild (similar to a bee sting) to severe to humans
depending on the species.
All information was found on
wikipedia on the 28th of January https://en.m.wikipedia.org/
2021 wiki/Emperor_scorpion