Hadogenes bicolor

taxobox
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Chelicerata
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Scorpiones
familia = Ischnuridae
genus = "Hadogenes"
species = "H. bicolor"
binomial = "Hadogenes bicolor"

The giant banded flat rock scorpion ("Hadogenes bicolor") is a medium sized scorpion inhabiting areas of rocks, and crawling into crevices and one of a few of "Hadogenes" species, attaining a length of 10-14 cm (3-5.5 inches). Its size allows it to feed readily on anything that crawls nearby, including insects and smaller scorpions. This species is usually green with a yellow band running along its tergites and lobster-like pedipalps. It gets its common name from not only the bands on its tergites but also from where it forms its habitat. A similar species is "Hadogenes troglodytes".

Toxicity

Although this scorpion is not as big as other species, its venom is not very potent. Venom of every species of genus Hadogenes isn't dangerous for small children's and isn't alergenic. Scorpions of family Hemsicorpiidae(without Hemiscorpius) are harmless.

Diet & Behavior

Although it is a considered a burrowing scorpion, it doesn't actively burrow, and instead prefers to find rock crevices to climb into and to form its den. Its diet consists of any insects and small vertebrates. This is an alert and not very active scorpion, which, as with all scorpions, is nocturnal. Like all scorpions the giant banded rock scorpion gives birth to live young, which remain on the mothers back for a week or more before leaving.