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
- Brotheas amazonicus — considered venomous
- Diplocentrus whitei — considered venomous
- Bothriurus araguayae — considered venomous
- Heterometrus silenus — considered venomous
- Bothriurus bonariensis — considered venomous
- Scorpio fuscus — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Chactidae
- Genus
- Teuthraustes
- Species
- Teuthraustes atramentarius
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