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Common Black Scorpion

Nebo hierichonticus

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

large, about 15 cm in length, dark-colored scorpion with large pincers (Video: https://youtu.be/gRE4-k_mMmY)

Habitat:

spotted in a rocky desert coastal wadi

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Comments (3)
maplemoth662
Three, very pretty, Scorpion photos....a very pretty Scorpion....

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Biodiversity in Egypt
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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula
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PublishedApril 8, 2018

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