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
- Uroplectes pilosus — venomous
- Apistobuthus pterygocercus — venomous
- Paruroctonus utahensis — considered venomous
- Androctonus amoreuxi — venomous
- Parabuthus stridulus — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Buthidae
- Genus
- Compsobuthus
- Species
- Compsobuthus arabicus
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