Presentation about Emperor scorpions, phylum chordata, class arachnida.

1. Pizza Lisa

2. CLASSIFICATION
Emperor Scorpions
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Sub-Phylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpionida
Family: Scorpionidae
Genus: Pandinus
Species: imperator

3. PHYLUM ARTHROPODA
Body with segments
Exoskeleton
Many legs(6+)
Nervous system
Contains blood in body cavity (part of circulatory
system)
Heart
Brain
Nerve Chord
1cm-1ft+
Eukaryotic- multi-cellular with nuclear
membranes
Reproduction- sexual
Heterotrophic

4. CLASS ARACHNIDA
Two segments- cephalothorax and abdomen
Predatory
Terrestrial and rarely aquatic
No antenna
Preference to warm climate
Book lungs (stacked like plates)
Tube-like heart
Reproduction- Sexual
Heterophic
Eukaryote

5. Guinea
Liberia
Togo
DISTRIBUTION Chad
Ghana
Emperor Scorpions Benin
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra
Leone
Congo
Prefers :
Hot climate
Moist burrows

6. THE LIFE CYCLE OF AN EMPEROR
SCORPION

7. INTERESTING FACTS
30-40 species/2000 species
Class Arachnida: largest class
Moves constantly after molting
Glows in UV light
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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