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Presentation about Emperor scorpions, phylum chordata, class arachnida.
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CCLASSIFICATIONLASSIFICATION
Emperor Scorpions
�Kingdom: Animalia
�Phylum: Anthropoda
�Sub-Phylum: Chelicerata�Sub-Phylum: Chelicerata
�Class: Arachnida
�Order: Scorpionida
�Family: Scorpionidae
�Genus: Pandinus
�Species: imperator
PPHYLUMHYLUM AARTHROPODARTHROPODA
� Body with segments
� Exoskeleton
� Many legs(6+)
� Nervous system
� Contains blood in body cavity (part of circulatory
system)
� Heart� Heart
� Brain
� Nerve Chord
� 1cm-1ft+
� Eukaryotic- multi-cellular with nuclear
membranes
� Reproduction- sexual
� Heterotrophic
CCLASSLASS AARACHNIDARACHNIDA
� Two segments- cephalothorax and abdomen
� Predatory
� Terrestrial and rarely aquatic
� No antenna
Preference to warm climate� Preference to warm climate
� Book lungs (stacked like plates)
� Tube-like heart
� Reproduction- Sexual
� Heterophic
� Eukaryote
DDISTRIBUTIONISTRIBUTION
Emperor Scorpions
Guinea
Liberia
Togo
Chad
Ghana
Benin
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra
Leone
Congo
Prefers :
Hot climate
Moist burrows
TTHEHE LLIFEIFE CCYCLEYCLE OFOF ANAN EEMPERORMPEROR
SSCORPIONCORPION
IINTERESTINGNTERESTING FFACTSACTS
� 30-40 species/2000 species
� Class Arachnida: largest class
� Moves constantly after molting
� Glows in UV light
2 species in Japan� 2 species in Japan
� Mild sting, strong pinch (Emperor Scorpion)
� Litter: 15-40 young
� Scorpions are attracted to light
� Fable’s way of catching scorpions
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