Parabuthus villosus explained

Parabuthus villosus, the black hairy thick-tailed scorpion, is a species of scorpion from southern Africa, where it ranges from the Northern Cape to Namibia. It is the largest species of the Buthidae, measuring up to 18 cm,^[1] and its diet may include lizards and mice.^[2] The species is often active at dawn and dusk, but takes refuge by day in a variety of shelters.^[1] It resembles Parabuthus transvaalicus, which is more strictly nocturnal, less hairy and with a more easterly distribution.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Jonathan Leeming . 2003 . Scorpions of Southern Africa . Struik . 978-1-86872-804-6 . Southern African species . 51 . limited .
2. Web site: Norman Larsen, Hamish Robertson. Parabuthus villosus (Black hairy thick-tailed scorpion). biodiversityexplorer. 3 October 2012.
3. Book: Vincent Carruthers . 2005 . The Wildlife of Southern Africa: A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region . . 978-1-86872-451-2 . Spiders and other arachnids . 14–27 .