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
- Hottentotta hottentotta — considered venomous
- Pseudolychas ochraceus — venomous
- Hadruroides galapagoensis — considered venomous
- Vaejovis cashi — considered venomous
- Hottentotta trilineatus — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Buthidae
- Genus
- Compsobuthus
- Species
- Compsobuthus schmiedeknechti
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