Field Guide to Scorpions of South Africa
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arachnids
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biology
biomes
burrowing scorpions
buthidae
buthids
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chelicerae
Cheloctonus
colour variation
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creeping scorpions
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distribution
distribution maps
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feeding and hunting
finding scorpions
fynbos
habitat
Hadogenes
Hormuridae
Hottentotta
Ian Engelbrecht
identification guide
identifying features of scorpions
Kalahari
Karasbergia
Karoo
Language_English
lesser thicktails
medical importance
mesosoma
metasoma
mouthparts
nomads
Opisthacanthus
opisthosoma
Opistophthalmus
Orange River Valley
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photographing scorpions
photography
phylogenetics
pincer
poisonous
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prosoma
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Pseudolychas
pygmy thicktails
reproduction
rock scorpions
rocks
sandveld
scorpion behaviour
scorpion classification and taxonomy
scorpion diversity
scorpion sizes
scorpion stings
scorpion tail
scorpion venom
Scorpionidae
Scorpions
scorpions and citizen science
scorpions in their natural habitat
searching for scorpions
sensory systems in scorpions
sexual dimorphism
similar species
softlaunch
South Africa
southern Africa
sternites
stings
tergites
thicktails
treatment of scorpion stings
Uroplectes
UV light
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- ISBN 9781775845744
- Dimensions: 147 x 211mm
- Publication Date: 02 May 2023
- Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
- Publication City/Country: ZA
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Among the world’s most fascinating living fossils, scorpions have been around for some 420 million years. South Africa is home to an astonishing variety, with 108 species in three families occurring in most of the region’s biomes, from desert and grassland to fynbos, savanna and forest. Scorpions are even found in urban gardens. Field Guide to Scorpions of South Africa is the first comprehensive guide to describe and illustrate all known species in the country. The clear, detailed species accounts cover appearance, habitat and behaviour, and discuss the variation within species according to region. Up-to-date distribution maps are included for all species and exceptional photographs, carefully worked to show astounding detail and vivid colours, bring to life the intricate patterning and colours of different species. Both males and females are presented, as well as a variety of colour forms, facilitating accurate identification in the field. The introduction discusses scorpion classification, anatomy, biology, behaviour and habitat, as well as venomosity and the treatment of stings. Tips on how and where to find scorpions and how to contribute to their conservation as a citizen scientist are also included. Sales points: The first comprehensive field guide to this group of arachnids. Detailed profiles of families, genera and species. Covers venomosity and the treatment of stings. Extraordinary photography, including colour forms within species.
Ian Engelbrecht is arguably the country’s most knowledgeable expert on South African scorpions and has travelled extensively to find and document them. He has an MSc in Conservation Biology from the University of the Witwatersrand and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Pretoria. He currently serves as Data Coordinator at the Natural Science Collections Facility in Pretoria.
