Euscorpiops Krachan : Species Of Scorpion
Researchers recently discovered a previously unknown species of scorpion, scientifically classified as Euscorpiops Krachan.
- Euscorpiops Krachan belongs to the subgenus Euscopiops and has been named Euscorpiops Krachan after the national park in Thailand, where it was found.
- Scorpions in this genus have limited distribution ranges with a high degree of endemism.
- They can be found mainly in mountain areas, particularly in places with numerous rock crevices.
- They are very small in comparison to most other species of the subgenus, reaching just over 1 inch in length.
- They are brownish in colour; however, females are darker than males.
- They also have eight eyes and eight legs.
- Other scorpions of the Scorpiops genus hunt through ‘ambush or sit-and-wait type of foraging’.
- It is believed that the new species employs similar strategies while hunting.
