The robust burrowing scorpion (''Opistophthalmus carinatus'') is a widespread species of
scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always end ...
in the drier regions of southern
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
. It is a
burrowing
An Eastern chipmunk at the entrance of its burrow
A burrow is a hole or tunnel excavated into the ground by an animal to construct a space suitable for habitation or temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion. Burrows provide a form of sh ...
scorpion, which often places its burrow beside a large rock.
Compared to others of its genus, it has a particularly sturdy body with large pinchers.
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References
External links
The page of the ''Scorpionidae'' family at the Scorpion files
Scorpionidae
Scorpions of Africa
Animals described in 1861
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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