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Essential Scorpion Sting First Response by Jonathan Leeming

The following scorpions are frequently implicated in stings in Southern Africa. These pages focus upon scorpion sting first response within the context of each species. 

Chubbs Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion

Chubb's Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion

Chubb's Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion (Uroplectes chubbi), is a small scorpion with an average length of about 35mm. Light-brown with either a pale stripe or alternating pale and dark pattern down the centre of the tergites, and a dark triangle on the carapace.
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Eastern Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion

The Eastern Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion (Uroplectes vittatus), is a small scorpion with an average length between 40mm and 50mm. Light-brown with a pale stripe down the centre of the tergites. Last 2 tail segments are darker in colour. Characteristic dark triangle on the carapace.
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Lowveld Creeping Scorpion

A large scorpion with an average length of 90mm to 100mm. Legs and sting are a lighter colour than the body. Pincers are smooth in texture. Found in rocky areas where they shelter between 2 rocks or in a rock crack.
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Mozambique Thick-Tail Scorpion

The Mozambique Thick-Tail Scorpion (Parabuthus mossambicensis), is a medium scorpion with an average length of 60mm to 70mm in length. Overall orange to orange-brown in coloration. Tail segments will granular keels.
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Olive Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion

The Olive Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion (Uroplectes olivaceous), is a small scorpion with an average length between 40mm to 50mm in length. Overall olive-green in colouration. The fingers on the pincers are lighter in colour, legs characterised by light and dark bands.
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Pegler's Pygmy Thick-Tail Scorpion

The Pegler’s Pygmy Thick-Tail Scorpion (Pseudolychas pegleri), is a small scorpion with an average length about 25mm. Overall colouration dark-brown to reddish-brown throughout it’s range. Shape of venom vesicle is characteristic being large with a short recurved sting. 
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