Family: Scorpionidae.

Genus and species: Heterometrus spinifer. (Ehrenberg,1828)

Usual name: Asian Forest Scorpion.

Origin: Kampuchea, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam.

Size: 6 in.

Terrarium: A terrarium tropical type of 10 gallons makes the deal, it will be equipped with 8 in. Coconut fibre , earth and peats, it digs deep galleries, added some barks of trees and a stone.

Temperature: A temperature of 85° F the day and 68° to 73° F. the night.

Moisture: It lives in the tropical forest is necessary sprinkled 3 - 4 times per week, moisture of 80 - 95 %, a bowl of water will be in.

Food: They nourishes arthropods, they likes millipèdes, crickets, cockroaches and small lizards, them they have tendencies to make plumpnesses, the small ones will be nourished micro crickets.

Reproduction: Gestation of 10 - 12 months, range from 20 to 30 pullus, fast growth.

Sociability: they can be placed in group since there are many hiding-places and lot of foods for all. It is more aggressive than P.imperator ' are wary '

Toxicity of venom: Sting of stage 2, very painful which causes eye trouble, fever and vomiting.