Heterometrus laoticus
| Heterometrus laoticus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Scorpionidae |
| Genus: | Heterometrus |
| Species: | H. laoticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterometrus laoticus Couzijn, 1981 | |
Heterometrus laoticus is a scorpion species found in peaty areas of Vietnam and Laos. They can reach lengths of 12 centimetres (4.7 in). They are a communal species, but cannibalism has been known to occur, and if caught they can be extremely violent even towards their own kind.
Lethality
Rather than being a lethal toxin, the giant scorpion's venom is paralytic. The venom is distilled into medicines against various kinds of microorganisms. It exhibits good results in disc diffusion assay for Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus, among others.
External links
- "Scorpionidae: Heterometrus laoticus". Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- "Heterometrus laoticus". 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- František Kovařík (2004). "A review of the genus Heterometrus Ehrenberg" (PDF). Euscorpius 15: 1–60.
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