Venomous Creatures: P. transvaalicus

   

Parabuthus transvaalicus - Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion
Scorpions, as with spiders and snakes, voluntarily deliver venom that is expelled by 2 muscles surrounding the venom gland in the vesicle. It is the second most venomous scorpion in South Africa after the P. granulatus but the P. transvaalicus is the major cause of serious scorpion envenomation in Zimbabwe with recorded cases of death.
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