Scorpion Sting: Larger Scorpion's vs. Smaller Scorpion's Sting On Small Animals?

VictorHernandez

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So a large scorpion, like a Pandinus Imperator, catches prey by crushing it, and only uses it's stinger when the prey is struggling to much. But a Imperator's sting is like a bee sting to us humans? How does the Imperator's poison compare with smaller Centruroides and Leiurus Scorpions against insects and small mammals? Centruroides and Leiurus hunt with poison, and their sting can kill an adult human. Does the Imperator's sting have the same effect on a small animal as the smaller Centruroides and Leiurus Scorpions?
 

Collin Clary

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The short answer is no.

The venom of all species of scorpions are different, and will affect other animals at least slightly differently.

Also, it doesn't really have anything to do with the overall size of the scorpion. For example, a Parabuthus villosus has more toxic venom than that of a Centruroides vittatus.

You could look at the venom LD50 values, but the venom of some species may be particularly toxic to mice. So it basically depends on the scorpion and what is being envenomated.
 

VictorHernandez

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The short answer is no.

The venom of all species of scorpions are different, and will affect other animals at least slightly differently.

Also, it doesn't really have anything to do with the overall size of the scorpion. For example, a Parabuthus villosus has more toxic venom than that of a Centruroides vittatus.

You could look at the venom LD50 values, but the venom of some species may be particularly toxic to mice. So it basically depends on the scorpion and what is being envenomated.
Okay, thank you.
 
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