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Jericho Scorpion
Nebo hierichonticus
Nebo hierichonticus, the Common Black Scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Diplocentridae.
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Description
Nebo hierichonticus can reach a length of 14 cm (5.5 in). Its basic color ranges from a light brown or reddish-brown to dark brown. Its legs are yellowish. It has a thin metasoma and large pedipalps and chelae. The base of the sting (vesicle) is oval, with a quite short sting (telson). Venom of this species is quite toxic, causing hemorrhage and necrosis, but the effects of the sting on humans is almost negligible, without any long-term effects.
Range & habitat
This species occurs in the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel) and in Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula. It lives under the rocks and in self-dug deep caves in the deserts and in arid to semiarid mountainous regions.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 319806.