Emergency Contacts
If someone has been bitten, call Emergency Services (10177 / 112) on and the Tygerberg Poison Centre (0861 555 777).
Please have either Arno Naude (083 739 9303) or Johan Marais (082 494 2039) speak to your doctor to determine the best course of treatment.
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Burrower Scorpion near Kuruman
These scorpions can be up to 10cm long and are found in rocky habitats where they live in scrapes under rocks, as well as in rock crevices.
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Rain Spider near Parklands North
A member of the Huntsman Spiders family, Rain Spiders are free-running, ground-living arachnids often found in built-up areas, trees, under bark, in rock crevic ...
Rough Thicktailed Scorpion near Brackenfell
These scorpions are found in the drier parts of Southern Africa, and can measure up to 115mm in length.
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Common Lesser Thicktailed Scorpion near Kuruman
Uroplectes is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. They are known commonly as the lesser thick-tailed scorpions.
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