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Large Brown Scorpion

Liocheles spp


 

Length up to 7cm.

Lives under logs, rocks, in shallow burrows in earth banks. Common in forests and gardens. Three species in tropical north.

Nocturnal. Sting delivered by tail; not known to be dangerous.

Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland, Queensland Museum

Classifications: Arachnid
Family: Scorpions
Information sources: Photo 1 taken at Strathdickie by Graham Armstrong : Photo 2 at Strathdickie by Paul Horner

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