About Nebo hierichonticus (Simon, 1872)
Nebo hierichonticus can reach a total length of 14 cm (5.5 in). Its basic body color ranges from light brown or reddish-brown to dark brown, while its legs are yellowish. It has a thin metasoma, and large pedipalps and chelae. The base of its sting (called the vesicle) is oval, and the entire sting structure (the telson) is quite short. The venom of this species is quite toxic, and can cause hemorrhage and necrosis, but a sting from this scorpion has almost negligible effects on humans, and causes no long-term effects. This species is found in the Middle East, including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Palestine, as well as in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It typically lives under rocks and in deep, self-dug caves, in deserts and arid to semiarid mountainous regions.
