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+2⁄5–1+4⁄5 in) long. It has relatively large, strong claws (pedipalps) and a short, thin tail. It is native to Southern Europe and Northwest Africa, but there is an introduced population in the United Kingdom.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole order. All scorpions sting; most are medically minor Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Euscorpius niciensis — considered venomous
- Euscorpius italicus — considered venomous
- Anatoliurus kraepelini — considered venomous
- Nebo hierichonticus — considered venomous
- Uroctonus mordax — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Euscorpiidae
- Genus
- Tetratrichobothrius
- Species
- Tetratrichobothrius flavicaudis
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