Scorpion (Opisthacanthus madagascariensis). This poisonous scorpion is seen under a rock on the forest floor in the Andohahela reserve in Madagascar.

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Scorpion (Opisthacanthus madagascariensis). This poisonous scorpion is seen under a rock on the forest floor in the Andohahela reserve in Madagascar. At top centre is the recently sloughed skin of the scorpion.

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Photo credit: © SINCLAIR STAMMERS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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