The African king crab is an arthropod, arachnid, scorpion, is a very unique pet, one is the emperor scorpion (emperor scorpion) from the African rainforest, it is the largest and most popular pet scorpion among scorpions
The monarch scorpion is the giant of the scorpions, the largest scorpion in terms of both a single and an average, the African monarch scorpion can grow up to 30 cm, and the Asian species of false monarch scorpion can also grow up to 20 cm, but it is relatively troublesome to keep
In captive environments in non-tropical places, without thermal insulation and fog making equipment, it usually survives only 3 to 5 years, especially in the cold winters of most parts of the Chinese mainland, the mortality rate of the monarch scorpion is high
Members of the genus Imperial do not have any subspecies to remember their characteristics and are not easily confused with an Asian rainforest scorpion on the domestic market They have red claws and a rougher surface with flattened limbs from the angle of the pincers
The shape of the poison sac is round The color is orange, red, and dark red The juvenile monarch scorpion poison needle is more slender and white to yellow, and the juvenile monarch scorpion will not have the characteristics of territorial consciousness mating, and the close relatives of the monarch scorpion include the red claw scorpion, also known as the red clawed imperial scorpion
Fierce and fast-moving, there is a territorial field, but under artificial breeding will appear timid and neurotic, aggressive behavior will also be reduced; toxic but not strong, in addition to the sensitive physique, generally by the sting will only be red, swollen and stinging, not enough to affect health or fatal, but the wild toxicity is very strong, by it to five minutes will undoubtedly die!