Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpionida
Family: Scorpionidae
Genus: Euscorpious
Species: Carpathicus
Habitat;
Euscorpious carpathicus lives above ground, but also occupies caves and intertidal zones.
Predators;
The main predators of scorpions are carnivorous marsupials, rodents, lizards, nocturnal birds, centipedes, and other scorpions.
Prey;
Scorpions prey mostly on arthropods such as beetles, cockroaches, spiders, slaters, centipedes, and millipedes.
Anatomy;
Scorpions have eight legs; each leg has tiny claws. Scorpions have a hard exoskeleton and not an internal skeleton. The stinger at the end of the tail injects a paralyzing poison into the prey. Unlike other arachnids, scorpions have large, pincer-like pedipalps, appendages used to grab and subdue prey. Most scorpions are from 0.5 to 8.5 inches long. They range in color from black to brown to tan to red. Tiny sensory hairs protrude from the exoskelton; they detect touch, temperature changes, and other information. Comb-like sensors on the bottom of the body also give the scorpion information about the environment.
