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    Peninsula. Parabuthus brevimanus Parabuthus capensis Parabuthus granulatus Parabuthus laevipes Parabuthus liosoma Parabuthus mossambicensis Parabuthus namibensis...
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    Parabuthus transvaalicus (known as the Transvaalicus thick-tailed scorpion, South African thick tail, or giant deathstalker) is a species of venomous scorpion...
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    Parabuthus villosus, the black hairy thick-tailed scorpion, is a species of scorpion from southern Africa, where it ranges from the Northern Cape to Namibia...
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    Norman. "Parabuthus (burrowing thick-tailed scorpions)". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums. Retrieved 8 May 2016. Larsen, Norman. "Parabuthus granulatus...
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    Parabuthus liosoma, the African black tail scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae. Parabuthus liosoma can reach a length...
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    Parabuthus mossambicensis, the orange flattail scorpion, is a species of highly venomous scorpion found in southern Africa. The scorpion is reddish brown...
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  • Parabuthus brevimanus is a species of scorpion from southern Africa, that ranges from southern Angola to Namibia and western South Africa, where its range...
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    poisonous, toxungenous, and/or venomous. Examples include the scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus, which is both toxungenous (can spray its toxins) and venomous...
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    Orthochirus Karsch, 1891 (53 sp) Pantobuthus Lourenço & Duhem, 2009 (1 sp) Parabuthus Pocock, 1890 (38 sp) Pectinibuthus Fet in Orlov & Vasilyev, 1984 (1 sp)...
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    defense, depending on the size of the appendages. A few scorpions, such as Parabuthus, Centruroides margaritatus, and Hadrurus arizonensis, squirt venom in...
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    American Tityus, include the Brazilian yellow scorpion. Androctonus spp. Parabuthus spp. Hottentotta spp. Bees and wasps (see Bee sting) Some ants (see Ants...
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    Morocco Soro antiscorpionico Tityus spp. Brazil SAIMR scorpion antivenin Parabuthus spp. South Africa Purified prevalent Anti-Scorpion Serum (equine source)...
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  • Kurtoxin is a toxin found in the venom of the South African scorpion, Parabuthus transvaalicus. It affects the gating of voltage-gated sodium channels...
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  • peptide toxin which is secreted by the South African spitting scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus. Injection of pure dortoxin in mice leads to hyperactivity...
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    Nisani Z, Dunbar SG, Hayes WK (June 2007). "Cost of venom regeneration in Parabuthus transvaalicus (Arachnida: Buthidae)". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology...
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  • Altitoxin is a neurotoxin found in the South African scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus. Injection of altitoxin in mice leads to akinesia, depression and...
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  • gift. However, once Grendel opens it, dozens of sand coloured scorpions (Parabuthus species) are released. His heart gave up before the neurotoxins killed...
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  • is a neurotoxin from the venom of the South African Spitting scorpion (Parabuthus transvaalicus) that targets voltage-sensitive sodium channels. It causes...
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  • is a neurotoxin from the venom of the South African Spitting scorpion (Parabuthus transvaalicus). By changing sodium channel activation, the toxin promotes...
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  • Shaker-related voltage-gated K+ channel (Kvα1) inhibitor purified from different Parabuthus scorpion species found in southern Africa. It occurs in different forms:...
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  • voltage-dependently block P-type channels. Kurotoxin is from venom of the scorpion Parabuthus. In neurons in the thalamus, kurtoxin decreases high threshold calcium...
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    "Intraspecific venom variation in southern African scorpion species of the genera Parabuthus, Uroplectes and Opistophthalmus (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Scorpionidae)"...
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  • neurotoxin from the venom of the South African spitting (or fattail) scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus. Most likely, it targets sodium channel function, thus promoting...
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    Hayes, William K. (June 2015). "Venom-spraying behavior of the scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus (Arachnida: Buthidae)". Behavioural Processes. 115: 46–52...
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  • of a 'short' insectotoxin-like peptide from the venom of the scorpion Parabuthus schlechteri". FEBS Lett. 441 (3): 387–91. Bibcode:1998FEBSL.441..387T...
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