A large scorpion of around 12 cm in length with the tail extended. Individuals are usually black or dark brown with yellow or white legs, although some individuals don’t have lighter legs.
Full name: Schlechter’s Thicktail Scorpion (Parabuthus schlechteri)
Classification: VENOMOUS
A large scorpion up to 12 cm in length with the tail extended. Individuals are usually black or dark brown with yellow or white legs, although some individuals don’t have lighter legs.
They usually live under rocks and can be found active at night. It is known from the Western and Northern Cape provinces in Karoo and Richtersveld vegetation. It is similar in colour to some colour forms of the Rough Thicktail Scorpion with paler legs.
Stings from this species are painful and may require hospital treatment. Antivenom is not effective against the venom of this species.
