Eastern Black Scorpion

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Scorpion
gptkbp:activities active at night
gptkbp:age live birth
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal
gptkbp:bodyStyle exoskeleton
gptkbp:breedingSeason courtship dance
gptkbp:character mildly venomous
gptkbp:climate arid climates
heat tolerance
hot and dry
gptkbp:colors black
dark brown to black
none significant
none observed
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Eastern_Black_Scorpion
rocky areas
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
none specific
gptkbp:culturalSignificance none known
gptkbp:diet insects
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:family Caraboctonidae
gptkbp:fishSpecies large
gptkbp:foragingBehavior active forager
gptkbp:fossilRecord limited
gptkbp:genus Hadrurus
gptkbp:habitat habitat destruction
arid regions
deserts
sandy_soils
southern_United_States
gptkbp:hasCitations burrowing
gptkbp:headlights long and curved
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern Black Scorpion
gptkbp:humanInteraction rarely harmful
gptkbp:interactsWith minimal
gptkbp:letterer present
gptkbp:lifespan 3 to 5 years
egg to juvenile to adult
gptkbp:localNames none widely known
gptkbp:matingSystem spring to summer
gptkbp:nesting none
gptkbp:notable_player sting
gptkbp:notableFeature large pincers
gptkbp:predators birds
mammals
ambush
gptkbp:relatedPatent other scorpions
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:researchInterest venom properties
gptkbp:scientificName Hadrurus sp.
gptkbp:size up to 4 inches
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary
gptkbp:symbioticRelationships none known
gptkbp:territory non-territorial