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Java Forest Scorpion

Heterometrus javanensis

Photo by Evelyn Chia
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Found wandering outside of the cabin in the fringe of Primary rainforest. Bluish body under the sun. Seemed timid when was captive but aggressive in the wild.

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Comments (8)
reeoooe
Oh hahaha! My page did not load properly. But thats a really cool spotting ;)
Evelyn Chia
hi reeooe, no it's found in North Sumatra, Indonesia. It was inside one of the reforestation site of the rainforest (Gunung Leuser National Park).
reeoooe
Was it spotted inside sungei buloh?
Evelyn Chia
Hi Argy Bee, it's about 16cm (6.3 in) long. We dare not go too near or touch it, until the local forest ranger held it and put it inside a pail.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2012

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