This species was first recorded at Sheerness in the 1860s and the colony there is the best known in the UK.
A rather small scorpion (max 5cm), brown in coloration, with pale brown legs & a yellow tail (sting). The pincers are very dark brown, almost black. Shelter in crevices in walls and rocks. Eat insects and other small invertebrates.
The sting is mildly dangerous to humans but is unlikely to be fatal unless the person is very young, very old, inform or particularly susceptible.

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