Chaerilus celebensis

Chaerilus celebensis also known as the Asian bush scorpion or speckled bush scorpion is a species of scorpion from the family Chaerilidae. It was described in 1894 by Reginald Innes Pocock, using material from Luwu on the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) in Indonesia.[1] Although it has been reported from a number of locations in Southeast Asia, the only reliable records are from Luwu.[1] Specimens are stocky and barely exceed 1.5 inches (38 mm) in length. They rarely sting and their venom is of little or no medical significance.[2] They live in tropical forests, but remain in the soil and mulch, graze on low vegetation and insects and are not capable of climbing vertical surfaces.[2]

Chaerilus celebensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Chaerilidae
Genus: Chaerilus
Species:
C. celebensis
Binomial name
Chaerilus celebensis
(Pocock, 1894)

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