Spotted scorpion (Isometrus europaeus)

Japanese: マダラサソリ(斑蠍) - マダラサソリ（英語表記）Isometrus europaeus

An arthropod (illustration) of the Arachnidae family. One of the few scorpions that have taken root in Japan. Medium-sized, 5-7cm long, with a long tail. Its back is clay yellow with complex dark brown spots, as its name suggests. It is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, but in Japan it is only found on the Miyako Islands, Yaeyama Islands, and Ogasawara Islands. It may land in ports on Honshu, hidden in cargo, but it does not take root. Its venom is weak, and a sting will not cause death to humans. [Aoki Junichi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

蛛形（ちゆけい）綱キョクトウサソリ科の節足動物（イラスト）。日本に定着している数少ないサソリの一種。中型で全長5～7cmで尾部が長い。背面は粘土黄色で名のように複雑な暗褐色のまだらがある。世界の熱帯，亜熱帯に広く分布しているが，日本では宮古列島，八重山列島，小笠原諸島だけにすむ。船荷にまぎれて本州の港に上陸することもあるが定着しない。毒性は弱く，人が刺されても死ぬことはない。【青木淳一】

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