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A collection of scorpion related articles, posters and educational matieral covering their conservation, stings and treatment, behaviour and venomosity.

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Yikes! There is a scorpion in my Househot! 02/14/2008 Hits: 8275

OK... so you’ve found a scorpion in your house. First thing is not too panic. There is nothing unusual about finding a scorpion in the urban environment. Jonathan Leeming Author of Scorpions of Southern Africa, give us the lowdown about scorpions in houses.

Venomosity Rule of Thumbhot! 01/10/2008 Hits: 5347

There is a simple way to determine if a scorpion is highly venomous, or only slightly venomous. If a scorpion has a thick tail and small pincers it is more venomous than species with large, powerful pincers and thin tails. The two examples below show two extremes as far as their venom strength is concerned.

Skerpien Steek Nood Hulphot! 06/12/2012 Hits: 959

This easy to understand poster in Afrikaans clearly shows the difference from a highly venomous and least venomous scorpion and provides the phone number of the Poison information Helpline at the Tygerberg Hospital. This A4 poster is ideal for lodges, field guides and anyone who lives or works in areas where scorpions abound.

Also available in English.

Other related posters include:

Scorpions of the Central Lowveldhot! 07/10/2011 Hits: 779

This document s a quick guide to the scorpions of the central Lowveld. It contains
photos of all scorpion species plus a habitat and shelter guide. The following areas and Private Game Reserves are covered by this guide.

Timbavati Private Game Reserve.
Thornybush Private Game Reserve.
Kapama Private Game Reserve.
Manyeleti Private Game Reserve.
Klaserie Private Game Reserve.
Umbabat Private Game Reserve.
Balule Private Game Reserve.
Central parts of the Kruger National Park.

This guide also covers the adjacent areas of the central Lowveld.

Scorpions of Siguiri - Hottentotta hottentottahot! 07/26/2008 Hits: 2364

Part of a series of three posters developed for environmental awareness for Siguiri Gold Mine in Guinea. This poster is on Hottentotta hottentotta, a common scorpion in the area.

This version of the poster is in A3 format and optimsied for easy download.

Scorpions of Siguirihot! 07/26/2008 Hits: 2114

During my visits to Guinea in West Africa I've had time to scratch about and really get a good idea of the scorpions that inhabit the area. This is an educational poster describing the two species of scorpion found in the are. These scorpions are Pandinus imperator (Emporer scorpion) and Hottentotta hottentotta.

This poster is one in a series of three. The other posters are available on thie site.

This version of the poster is formatted for A4. The original A3 version of the poster is available for download on this site.

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