Giant scorpions are similar to their smaller kin, only much, much larger. They can be found in the same places, but are even more of a threat, as they don’t need poison to kill their prey, though they have that too.

What is Distinctive About the Giant Scorpion?

1. Each claw on the scorpion’s pincers can move; neither are fixed.
2. Numerous serrated outgrowths dot the giant scorpion’s exoskeleton.
3. One pincer has a poorly-healed break and is not as strong.
4. The stinger is unusually long, at least triple the normal length.
5. The tail curiously lacks segmentation, resembling a snake.
6. The upper side of the scorpion is pale yellow whilst the underside is dark brown.

How Does the Scorpion Hunt its Prey?

1. Buries itself in the ground and leaps out.
2. Lies flat on the ground and attacks with its tail when prey gets close.
3. Perches, hunkered down, on a rock outcropping and leaps down onto prey.
4. Picks off stragglers, grasping them and running away with them.
5. Runs in at speed and strikes, then runs away again.
6. Scuttles through an underground network of tunnels to gain surprise.

What Things Can be Found Around the Scorpion’s Home?

1. Dozens of prints on the ground where the scorpion has travelled.
2. Fragment of scorpion exoskeleton.
3. Rocks bearing marks on them where the scorpion has sharpened its pincers.
4. Rotting carcass of a predator, a large wound in its flesh where it was stung.
5. The dead carcasses of a number of smaller, but still large, scorpions.
6. Tree whose trunk has been snipped through.

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