A giant forest scorpion (Heterometrus indus) showing off its huge claws and stinger near Knuckles Forest Reserve, Matale district, Sri Lanka

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Location: Sri Lanka
Photo credit: © John Sullivan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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