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Opistophthalmus adustus
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> Arachnida > Scorpiones
(scorpions)
> Superfamily: Scorpionoidea > Family: Scorpionidae
> Genus: Opistophthalmus
This attractive psammophilous
scorpion occurs in the sand dunes of the southern Namib where it constructs
multi-directional borrows up to 750mm below the surface. Females do not appear
to wander from their burrows while males are the ones caught moving about at
night. Opistophthalmus adustus is restricted to north of the Orange River
and has not been found in South Africa.
Text by
Norman Larsen © |
