The giant forest scorpion (or Heterometrus swammerdami titanicus) is a large species of arachnid that lives in the tropical rainforests of India and Sri Lanka. It’s a stout, black coloured animal with thick chitinous body plates and very large pincers. It may also have a blue or green sheen to its cuticle. The giant forest scorpion’s pincers are strong and capable of catching and crushing prey, whereas its venom is relatively weak; most likely because it relies more on the strength of its pincers than the potency of its sting.
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Heterometrus swammerdami titanicus
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The giant forest scorpion is the largest species of scorpion in the world, reaching up to 23cm in length.
The giant forest scorpion, like all scorpions, glows under ultraviolet light.
The giant forest scorpion is more likely to use its pincers to attack than to use its sting.
Giant forest scorpions can survive a whole year without eating.
Giant forest scorpions can remain underwater for 48-hours and survive.