Video — World’s Deadliest Scorpion? — National Geographic

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Video — World’s Deadliest Scorpion? — National Geographic.

Scorpions are gross. This one, the Indian Red scorpion, is 50-90mm of “don’t tick me off”.

– Scientific Classification –

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Chelicerata
• Order: Arachnida
• Family: Scorpiones
• Genus: Hottentotta
• Species: H. tamulus

After being stung by this species, symptoms include:

• Severe local pain
• Vomiting
• Sweating
• Priapism
• Cyanosis
• Unconsciousness
• Muscular convulsions
• Breathlessness
• Pink frothy sputum
• Cardiac dysrhythmia
• Tachycardia or bradycardia
• Hypotension or hypertension
• Acute myocarditis
• Shock

Children are the most frequent victims of this arachnid. The cardiovascular and pulmonary systems are most affected by the venom.

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Sources:

1. Wikipedia – Indian Red Scorpion