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European Yellow-tailed Scorpion

Photo: Fabian A. Boetzl · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Insects and other invertebrates

European Yellow-tailed Scorpion

Tetratrichobothrius flavicaudis

Observations in the area
2
Last sighting
21 June 2021
Category
Insects and other invertebrates
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The species

Tetratrichobothrius flavicaudis, or the European yellow-tailed scorpion, is a small black scorpion with yellow-brown legs and tail (metasoma). Adults measure about 35–45 mm (1.4–1.8 in) long. It has relatively large, strong claws (pedipalps) and a short, thin tail. It is native to Southern Europe and Northwest Africa, but an introduced population exists in the United Kingdom.

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