Heterometrus indus, giant forest scorpion Description Heterometrus indus
Date 1800
Source Plate 5 from Natursystem der Ungeflügelten Insekten http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/herbst_1800.php
Author J. F. W. Herbst
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heterometrus_indus_1800.jpg
Heterometrus indus, the Giant forest scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka. It is known to as a fierce carnivorous arthropod for small animals. Order: Scorpiones, Family: Scorpionidae, Genus: Heterometrus, Species: Heterometrus indus (DeGeer, 1778).
