Description
Scorpions are easily identified by their segmented tail tipped with a venomous stinger and their prominent claws. Like spiders, they are arachnids and have eight legs. Despite their fearsome reputation, only 25 of the roughly 1700 species of scorpion are considered dangerous to humans.
- Scientific Name: Order Scorpiones
- Characteristics: This hand-painted scorpion figure features true to life details, plus bendable claws and tail so you can pose it in any way you desire! Despite its menacing claws and stinger-tipped tail, this figure won’t pinch or sting you!
- Size and Color: The scorpion is about 7 ½ inches long with its tail fully extended, and 3 ½ inches wide. It’s about as wide as a deck of cards and slightly longer than the width of a standard sheet of notebook paper. It features new and improved paint detail including a dark brown carapace with medium brown legs, claws and tail. The tips of its feet and its underside are a light brown, and its tail features black accents with a dark brown stinger tip. Its eyes, located on the top and front of its head, are black.
- The Scorpion is part of the Incredible Creatures® collection.
- All of Safari Limited’s products are Non-toxic and BPA free.