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Uroplectes ( lesser thick tailed scorpions)

Photo by marti
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Field Notes

Description:

Uroplectes can deliver an extremely painful sting that subsides after 1 to 4 hours rarely longer, with the possibility of slight local swelling.

Notes:

find this fellow at Bitterpan bush camp in Kgalagadi

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PublishedMarch 6, 2013

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