Asian forest scorpions
Heterometrus
Arachnida
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 7-10 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Southeast Asia
- Movement
- Walking
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Venom
- Status
- Uncommon
About
Asian forest scorpions, or Heterometrus, are a genus of scorpions native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia. They are notable for containing some of the largest living species of scorpions.
Life cycle
- 1.juvenileBorn live, a pale scorpling rides on its mother's back until its first molt, then sets off on its own.
- 2.subadultA near-adult scorpion molts through several instars, hardening and darkening toward mature coloration.
- 3.adultFully grown after its final molt.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Scorpionidae
- Genus
- Heterometrus