Black Scorpion

[Buko Beach 5,085]

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.

 

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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.

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Then again ... who knows how big they get?

 

 

Of course, what you've got is probably more closely related to this guy...

 

[Alfred E. Neuman 5,791]

Its an Asian Forest Scorpion, harmless. Can reach 4 inches. Adults can sell for 500 pesos in Cebu.

[Irenicus 8,181]

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