SCORPION (compact low-bodied scorpion)

A compact, low-bodied scorpion with a broad front body plate and an elongated, flattened abdomen. It has eight jointed walking legs, paired pincer-bearing pedipalps, and a narrow segmented tail ending in a bulbous tip with a curved sting. Its exoskeleton is dark brown to black with overlapping abdominal plates and sparse, fine sensory bristles.