Post of Azerbaijan - Buthus occitanus, common yellow scorpion

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Subject:	Post of Azerbaijan - Buthus occitanus, common yellow scorpion
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Stamp of Azerbaijan - 2008 - Colnect 387442 - Common Yellow Scorpion Buthus occitanus.jpeg

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Post of Azerbaijan - Buthus occitanus, common yellow scorpion

Stamp from souvenir sheet
Format Stamp
Themes Animals_(Fauna) · Scorpions · Spiders
Issued on 2008-12-02
Date 2008
Source https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/387442-Common_Yellow_Scorpion_Buthus_occitanus-Spiders-Azerbaijan
Author Post of Azerbaijan
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stamp_of_Azerbaijan_-_2008_-_Colnect_387442_-_Common_Yellow_Scorpion_Buthus_occitanus.jpeg

The common yellow scorpion (Buthus occitanus) is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. It occurs in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. This scorpion is often found in dry and hot areas with sparse vegetation, where it hides under stones etc. during daytime. The sting of Buthus occitanus in Europe is painful but with only mild toxic effects, however, in Africa it can be fatal.

Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Buthus
Species: Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789

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