Scorpions

[Karin Mitton]

Hadogenes gunningi - found at Kloofendal NR a couple of weeks ago.

[colbol]

Nice photo Karin of the handsome looking chap

[Grit1962]

This guy was sitting on the way to the ablution at Lower Sabie, November 30.

About 10 cm in total.

[Elsa]

Great pic.

[colbol]

Nice find and a good pic

[Karin Mitton]

Opistophthalmus glabrifrons. Male and female. Magaliesburg north of Pta.

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[Ouma Biskuit]

Those are big scorpions wow.

[Karin Mitton]

Saw quite a few of these guys while walking at Kloofendal NR recently.

Opistophthalmus pugnax - Highveld Burrowing Scorpion.

While stings from large individuals can be painful, the symptoms are not serious.

[Karin Mitton]

One of the most dangerously venomous scorpions in South Africa, the Parabuthus transvaalicus is not a scorpion I come across often. So I was very happy when we spotted this one near Graskop this past weekend.






The venom is potent, and there have been cases where adults have gone into comas for a few days. These guys are not to be trifled with, and stings should always be treated as medical emergencies.

[colbol]

Thanks Karin for sharing these finds.

I mean all of them going back a bit that I hadn’t noticed