Buko Beach 5,085 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 My Mother-in-Law (MOL) who lives in Misamis Occidental found a rather large black scorpion in her house the other day. It was captured alive long enough to take a picture and was quickly dispatched with a hammer. This is the second large black scorpion she found in her house within a year, that one also got the hammer treatment. While it's difficult to make out the exact size from the picture, my MOL said it was several inches long (3-4?). Does anyone have any experience with these larger black scorpions, are they deadly or anything to worry about? I'm familiar with the smaller glow-in-the-dark scorpions but I've never seen these larger ones before. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Headshot 29,357 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 The rule of thumb with scorpions is ... the smaller the claws, the deadlier the sting. A sting from a scorpion like this would hurt, but likely couldn't cause death. Large claws mean weak venom. Link to post Share on other sites
Headshot 29,357 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Then again ... who knows how big they get? Of course, what you've got is probably more closely related to this guy... Link to post Share on other sites
Alfred E. Neuman 5,791 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Its an Asian Forest Scorpion, harmless. Can reach 4 inches. Adults can sell for 500 pesos in Cebu. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Irenicus 8,264 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 #blackscorpoionlivesmatter 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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