Isometroides vescus
Species of scorpion
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Isometroides vescus, also known as the spider-hunting scorpion or spiral burrow scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is native to Australia, and was first described by German arachnologist Ferdinand Karsch in 1880.
| Isometroides vescus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Isometroides |
| Species: | I. vescus |
| Binomial name | |
| Isometroides vescus (Karsch, 1880) | |
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Description
The species grows to about 50 mm in length. It is mainly golden-brown in colour, with a dark brown tail tip.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Found across much of inland Australia, except for the far north, the species occurs in sclerophyll forests and woodlands, as well as saltbush plains.[1]
Behaviour
The scorpions are specialised free-ranging nocturnal predators of trapdoor spiders, and are often found in the vacant burrows of their prey.[1]
