Is it venomous or poisonous?
Venomous. The note covers its whole family. Includes every scorpion species dangerous to humans Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Buthus elongatus — venomous
- Hottentotta trilineatus — considered venomous
- Buthus delafuentei — venomous
- Buthus ibericus — venomous
- Hottentotta tamulus — considered venomous
- Hottentotta conspersus — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Buthidae
- Genus
- Aegaeobuthus
- Species
- Aegaeobuthus gibbosus
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