These are captive bred and the LARGEST buthidae! These get MASSIVE.
Very RARE! Extremely interesting. Different colorforms of Parabuthus villosus sometimes occur in the same habitat and so it was not a big surprise to see different colored offspring from one black gravid wild caught female. The parents were a red female with a red male - nearly all juveniles were red, but red or black ones can be possible next generation.
© Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark
*Medically Significant
These are captive bred and the LARGEST buthidae! These get MASSIVE.
Very RARE! Extremely interesting. Different colorforms of Parabuthus villosus sometimes occur in the same habitat and so it was not a big surprise to see different colored offspring from one black gravid wild caught female. The parents were a red female with a red male - nearly all juveniles were red, but red or black ones can be possible next generation.
© Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark
*Medically Significant
