Buthidae (Family)
2 An Arrowbreasted Scorpion at Petermann, NT
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| Buthidae (Family) | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | jks | 17 Apr 2022 |
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2 comments
4 Sep 2025
I was stung by one of these later on in my career at this property. Really messed with my timeline and life. The nurse at the local Imanpa medical centre told me on the phone- the smaller the worse the bite. But they are lovely.
Location information
- Coordinates 132.278734-24.993797
- Places Petermann, NT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2011 09:48 AM Recorded on
- jks Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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Species information
- Buthidae (Family) Scientific name
- An Arrowbreasted Scorpion Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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3 / 7
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