Giant forest scorpion, Heterometrus indus 1,2, unknown species 3 and wood scorpion, Euscorpius italicus 4,5. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, London, 1807.

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