🦂 Heterometrus cyaneus

Common Name: Asian Forest Scorpion

Region: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Appearance: Glossy black body with a subtle blue sheen and reddish-brown stinger tip.

Size: 12–15 cm long

Habitat: Tropical rainforests; shelters under logs, stones, and leaf litter

Behavior: Nocturnal and terrestrial; navigates with sensitive hairs on pedipalps and pectines

Feeding: Carnivorous—feeds on insects and spiders

Taxonomy: Family Scorpionidae | Genus Heterometrus

Reproduction: Males deposit a sperm packet; females collect it using abdominal organs

Notes: Despite fearsome appearance, venom is mild