| Urodacus armatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Urodacidae |
| Genus: | Urodacus |
| Species: | U. armatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Urodacus armatus Pocock, 1888 | |
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Urodacus armatus, also known as the yellow sand scorpion or inland desert scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is native to Australia. It was first described in 1888 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.
Description
The species grows to 30–60 mm in length. Colouring is usually light sandy with dark red leg joints.
Distribution and habitat
The species is found over much of arid inland Australia on a variety of soils.
Behaviour
The scorpions build short burrows and hunt small invertebrates through both active foraging and by ambushing their prey from the branches and foliage of low vegetation.
References
- ^ Pocock, R.I. (1888). "The species of the genus Urodacus contained in the collection of the British (Natural-History) Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6. 2 (8): 169–175. doi:10.1080/00222938809460897.
- ^ Mark A. Newton (2016). "Urodacus armatus". The Spiral Burrow – Australian Scorpions. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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| Urodacus armatus | |
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