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== Body Design == | == Body Design == | ||
[[File:Androctonus bicolor.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Androctonus bicolor]] | [[File:Androctonus bicolor.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Androctonus bicolor]] | ||
The body design of the fattail scorpion has a beautiful look to it. These scorpions range from about | The body design of the fattail scorpion has a beautiful look to it. These scorpions range from about four to ten centimeters long. The fattail scorpion's body can be divided into the [[cephalothorax]] and the [[abdomen]]. The cephalothorax is the scorpions head. The cephalothorax has six pairs of [[appendages]] and a pair of [[eyes]] on top, with a few other pairs of eyes on the corners of their head. The head is also covered by a [[carapace]], which is basically the upper part of the [[exoskeleton]]. The [[mesosoma]] is the front part of the abdomen. This is made up of six segments. The first segment mainly has the reproductive organs. The second segment has some sensory structures called [[pectines]], and all of the other segments have book lungs for respiration. <ref name=mlife> [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Scorpion Scorpion] "New World Encyclopedia". Web. December 2, 2012(date-of-access). </ref> Although the fattail scorpion has a few different types of species in the genus Androctonus, and they differ in color, most all of the scorpions can be identified by their fat tails. Most other scorpion species have a smaller tail(or stinger), but the fattail scorpion, as the name says, has a much thicker tail. | ||
The [[tail]] of the fattail scorpion is extremely venomous. In fact, the fattail scorpion is one of the more poisonous scorpions in the worlds. The tail is covered in tiny [[setae]] that act as sensory detectors. <ref name=body> [http://www.arkive.org/arabian-fat-tailed-scorpion/androctonus-crassicauda/ Arabian fat-tailed scorpion fact file] "Arkive". Web. December 2, 2012(date-of-access). </ref> The tail of this scorpion is the reason it is such an extremely [[venomous]] and deadly scorpion. If a human is stung by the tail, they could die but still have a good chance of living. The tail of the scorpion is unusually fat(giving it the name), which can help it be recognized. This [[genus]] cannot easily be identified by color, because the difference in color is immense. The Androctonus australis is a light yellowish color, while the Androcctonus crassicauda is a dark brown or blackish color. The main means of identification for this genus of scorpion is the unusually large tail, because other scorpions have much thinner tails. In extremely rare cases, scorpions in general can be born with two tails. However, this is not a different species of scorpion, but merely an abnormality in that scorpion. | The [[tail]] of the fattail scorpion is extremely venomous. In fact, the fattail scorpion is one of the more poisonous scorpions in the worlds. The tail is covered in tiny [[setae]] that act as sensory detectors. <ref name=body> [http://www.arkive.org/arabian-fat-tailed-scorpion/androctonus-crassicauda/ Arabian fat-tailed scorpion fact file] "Arkive". Web. December 2, 2012(date-of-access). </ref> The tail of this scorpion is the reason it is such an extremely [[venomous]] and deadly scorpion. If a human is stung by the tail, they could die but still have a good chance of living. The tail of the scorpion is unusually fat(giving it the name), which can help it be recognized. This [[genus]] cannot easily be identified by color, because the difference in color is immense. The Androctonus australis is a light yellowish color, while the Androcctonus crassicauda is a dark brown or blackish color. The main means of identification for this genus of scorpion is the unusually large tail, because other scorpions have much thinner tails. In extremely rare cases, scorpions in general can be born with two tails. However, this is not a different species of scorpion, but merely an abnormality in that scorpion. | ||
