Indian red scorpion, BUTHIDAE, Hottentotta tamulus. Common. One of the most venomous scorpion. Pune Maharashtra India
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5085 x 3384 px | 43.1 x 28.7 cm | 17 x 11.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
18 February 2012Location:
IndiaPhotographer:
Chintan SethMore information:
Hottentotta tamulus, the Indian red scorpion is a species of scorpion, belonging to the family Buthidae. It occurs in most of India. H. tamulus specimen range in size from 50–90 mm. The coloration ranges from dark orange or brightly red-brown through dull brown with darker grey carinae (ridges) and granulation. Grey spots might be distributed irregularly across the cephalothorax and the mesosoma. The walking legs and the tip of the pedipalp pincers are brighter colored (orange-yellow to light reddish-brown). The mesosomal tergites always bear three distinct carinae. Their habitus is typical of buthid scorpions, with rather small pedipalp pincers, moderately thickened metasomal segments and a rather bulbous telson with large stinger. The base of the pedipalp pincers (manus) is slightly more inflated in males than in females.