{"product_id":"mozambique-thicktail-scorpion-parabuthus-mossambicensis","title":"Mozambique Thicktail Scorpion (Parabuthus mossambicensis)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig Z's rates this one Extreme because nobody has proven otherwise.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParabuthus mossambicensis\u003c\/em\u003e is a southern African thicktail that digs its own retreat, living on semi-consolidated sandy and gritty ground and burrowing either in the open or in at the base of a shrub. It also stridulates when it has had enough of you, which is a genuinely useful trait in an animal you are never going to touch. These arrived at 0.5 to 0.75 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe venom is where the honesty comes in. The published work does not agree on how serious a sting from this species is, and nobody has published a run of real sting cases either way, so Big Z's takes the cautious end and works it like the rest of the genus: no hand contact, long tools, a staged catch cup, a latched lid, and secondary containment. Build it deep with sandy substrate that will hold a tunnel, give it a starter retreat, keep most of the surface dry with one damp corner, and mount the ventilation low. Spice Level 5: Extreme. Read the matched Big Z's care guide before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Z's Habitats and Arachnids","offers":[{"title":"0.5-0.75\" (Scorpling)","offer_id":52826354942269,"sku":"BZ-SCORP-PMOSSAMBICENSIS-05","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/7755\/4493\/files\/mozambique-thicktail-scorpion-3.jpg?v=1786642748","url":"https:\/\/www.bigzs.shop\/products\/mozambique-thicktail-scorpion-parabuthus-mossambicensis","provider":"Big Z's Habitats and Arachnids","version":"1.0","type":"link"}