Opistophthalmus pugnax (pugnacious burrowing scorpion)

Query: scorpionidae

Result: 11^th of 14

Subject:	Opistophthalmus pugnax (pugnacious burrowing scorpion)
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Description
Opistophthalmus pugnax female near Brandfort, Free State, South Africa
Author Kwagga Vrystaat
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opistophthalmus_pugnax_female1.png

The pugnacious burrowing scorpion (Opistophthalmus pugnax) is a species of South African scorpion. A fan-shaped burrow with an enlarged part for resting or consuming prey is constructed under rocks and other surface debris. It is a very common species on rocky outcrops and ridges in the north-central Free State and Gauteng provinces of South Africa. Order: Scorpiones, Family: Scorpionidae, Genus: Opistophthalmus, Species: Opistophthalmus pugnax Thorell, 1876.

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