Buthidae (Family)

2 An Arrowbreasted Scorpion at Petermann, NT

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Identification history

	Buthidae (Family)	29 Aug 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	17 Apr 2022	jks

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2 comments

NateKingsford wrote:

11 Jan 2025

Lychas buchari or an Isometroides sp.

jks wrote:

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.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Nov 2011 09:48 AM Recorded on
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jks NatureMapr Scorpions (Scorpionidae) Other Arthropods Buthidae (Family) Featured

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Buthidae (Family) Scientific name
An Arrowbreasted Scorpion Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible

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