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Isometroides angusticaudus
Species of scorpion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isometroides angusticaudus, also known as the slender spider-hunting scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is native to Australia, and was first described by German arachnologist Eugen von Keyserling in 1885.
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Description
This species grows to about 30 mm in length, smaller than the otherwise very similar I. vescus, with which it was once synonymised.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species has been recorded from South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.[3]
Behaviour
The scorpions are specialised nocturnal predators of trapdoor spiders, and are often found in the vacant burrows of their prey.[2]
References
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