How long is an emperor scorpion?

Compared with things you know

• About 8.2 times the width of a US quarter coin (2.43 cm)
• About 2.3 times the width of a credit card (8.56 cm)
• About 83% of the width of a basketball (24 cm)

Did you know?

An emperor scorpion’s body is black, but under ultraviolet light it glows pastel green or blue.

More sizes

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• Goliath birdeater30 cm · 11.8 in wide
• Monarch caterpillar4.5 cm · 1.77 in long
• Giant Gippsland earthworm1 m · 3 ft 3 in long
• American cockroach4 cm · 1.57 in long
• Garden snail3 cm · 1.18 in tall

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