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Emperor Scorpions

�Kingdom: Animalia

�Phylum: Anthropoda

�Sub-Phylum: Chelicerata�Sub-Phylum: Chelicerata

�Class: Arachnida

�Order: Scorpionida

�Family: Scorpionidae

�Genus: Pandinus

�Species: imperator

PPHYLUMHYLUM AARTHROPODARTHROPODA

� Body with segments

� Exoskeleton

� Many legs(6+)

� Nervous system

� Contains blood in body cavity (part of circulatory

system)

� Heart� Heart

� Brain

� Nerve Chord

� 1cm-1ft+

� Eukaryotic- multi-cellular with nuclear

membranes

� Reproduction- sexual

� Heterotrophic

CCLASSLASS AARACHNIDARACHNIDA

� Two segments- cephalothorax and abdomen

� Predatory

� Terrestrial and rarely aquatic

� No antenna

Preference to warm climate� Preference to warm climate

� Book lungs (stacked like plates)

� Tube-like heart

� Reproduction- Sexual

� Heterophic

� Eukaryote

DDISTRIBUTIONISTRIBUTION

Emperor Scorpions

Guinea

Liberia

Togo

Chad

Ghana

Benin

Ivory Coast

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra

Leone

Congo

Prefers :

Hot climate

Moist burrows

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� 30-40 species/2000 species

� Class Arachnida: largest class

� Moves constantly after molting

� Glows in UV light

2 species in Japan� 2 species in Japan

� Mild sting, strong pinch (Emperor Scorpion)

� Litter: 15-40 young

� Scorpions are attracted to light

� Fable’s way of catching scorpions

� Bibliography

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Web. 23 Sept. 2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/scorpion-life-cycle.html>.

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MTOtgeUdHcQ/TcFbsgtfC5I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/_ZIOokAECDg/s1600/Desert_Scorpio.png>.

� "Dictator Of The Scorpion World: The Emperor Scorpion." Organic Insecticides | Organic

Pesticides | EcoSMART Bug Spray. Web. 21 Sept. 2011. Pesticides | EcoSMART Bug Spray. Web. 21 Sept. 2011.

<http://blog.ecosmart.com/index.php/2010/01/07/dictator-of-the-scorpion-world-the-emperor-

scorpion/>.

� "Emperor Scorpion Fact Sheet - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA." Woodland Park Zoo - Seattle,

WA. Saving Animals and Habitat through Conservation Leadership. - Woodland Park Zoo,

Seattle, WA. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://www.zoo.org/page.aspx?pid=528>.

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� Naik, Abhijit. "Arthropod Facts." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Web. 22 Sept.

2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/arthropods-facts.htm>.

� Naik, Abhijit. "Arthropods Characteristics." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Web.

22 Sept. 2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/arthropods-characteristics.html>.

� Picture of Scorpion[no Real Name Available]. Web. 17 Sept. 2011.

<http://www.animalsgallery.com/gallery/scorpion-pictures/scorpion-pictures_2.jpg>.

Pillai, Maya. "Black Emperor Scorpion." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Web. 14

� Monarch Butterfly [no Real Name Available]. Web. 24 Sept. 2011. <http://phylum-

arthropoda.wikispaces.com/file/view/monarch-butterfly-mike-baird-

flickr.jpg/208696808/monarch-butterfly-mike-baird-flickr.jpg>.

� Shrimp [no Real Name Available]. Web. 24 Sept. 2011.

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Decapoda-Crangon-vulgaris.jpg>.

� Picture of Two Scorpions [no Real Name Available]. Web. 2011.

<http://colleges.ksu.edu.sa/CollegeofScinces/moz/PublishingImages/mus10.jpg>.

� Picture of a Black Widow. Web. 20 Sept. 2011.

<http://163.16.28.248/bio/activelearner/29/images/ch29c3.jpg>.

� Picture of an Upclose Scorpion [no Real Name Available]. Web. 24 Sept. 2011.

<http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h9atg7IBry4/TBHZx6q8xAI/AAAAAAAAA14/WCPYAKX6yng/s1

600/Asian_forest_scorpion.JPG>.

� Terayama, Mamoru. Konchu No Fushigi. Tokyo: Popurasha, 2007. Print.

� Picture of Japan[no Real Name Avalible]. Web. 24 Sept. 2011. � Picture of Japan[no Real Name Avalible]. Web. 24 Sept. 2011.

<http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/japan/map_of_japan.jpg>.

�Thank you for Watching/Listening!!