juvenile scorpion on soil, satara, india

hottentotta tamulus juvenile scorpion satara maharashtra india arachnid resting soil macro wildlife venomous earthy backdrop natural habitat brown young arachnology ground nature defense survival indian dangerous toxic sting claws pedipalps chitin exoskeleton predatory arthropod desert animal ecological significance terrestrial nocturnal adaptation camouflage burrowing endemic species arid environment conservation entomology organism fauna subtropical tropical biodiversity environmental study zoological research educational