Near ThreatenedStriped Hyaena
Hyaena hyaena
One of the 7 scorpions on WAnimals
Arachnids · Scorpiones · Diplocentridae
Nebo hierichonticus
It has not yet been assessed against the IUCN criteria.
A large, heavily built scorpion of the deserts of Israel, Jordan and the Arabian Peninsula, dark brown, with enormous pincers and a relatively slender tail. By day it shelters under stones and in crevices, and at night it hunts insects and other arthropods, which it holds with the strength of its pincers rather than with venom.
Size
6 cm – 10 cm
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Unknown
Sources consulted: Polis, The Biology of Scorpions; Levy y Amitai, Fauna Palaestina: Scorpiones; Sociedad Israelí de Zoología
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