Emperor Scorpion


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Description

Range & Habitat

Found In: hot and humid forests in West African countries such as Nigeria, Togo, Sierra Leone, Ghana and the Congo region

Behavior

Diet

Carnivore: insects and other arthropods, occasionally small vertebrates

Conservation

Fun Facts

  • Emperor scorpions give birth to live young, which are born white and will darken as their exoskeleton hardens.
An Emperor Scorpion at the Va Zoo