Hadogenes troglodytes

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QUICK READ ABOUT Flat Rock Scorpion

The overall body appearance is consistent with other members of Hadogenes. The carapace, pedipalps, chela, sternites, and metasoma are all flattened allowing them to maneuver in and out of the small cracks and crevices that are abundant in the rocky outcrops they are endemic to.

Characterized by highly specialized curved telotarsal claws which allows then to move quickly within their environment, but hinders their locomotion on looser substratum such as sand.

The carapace, pedipalps, and metasoma are all black while the legs and chela are pale to yellow. The metasoma and stinger are comparatively small when contrasted against other similarly sized scorpion species.

HABITAT

Troglodytes thrives in a slightly humid rocky environment. The ideal troglodytes habitat has plenty of cracks and crevices available. This species remains highly localized tending to moving up and down one rocky outcrop for their entire lives. Troglodytes is unable to travel for extended periods of time across the sand and will die of exposure. Troglodytes is threatened by habitat loss due to mining. READ MORE