Solvin Zankl / Desert scorpion {Parabuthus villosus} Namib desert, Namibia

Roy Mangersnes / Scorpion (Parabuthus raudus) in the central Kalahari desert, with sand blowing, Botswana, November

Ann & Steve Toon / Scorpion (Parabuthus raudus) with insect prey, Tswalu Kalahari game reserve, Northern Cape, South Africa, January

Ann & Steve Toon / Scorpion (Parabuthus raudus) on sand, Tswalu Kalahari game reserve, Northern Cape, South Africa, January

Tony Phelps / Fat-tailed Scorpion (Parabuthus planicauda) with tail raised. De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, January.

Tony Phelps / Scorpion (Parabuthus granulatus) Noup, Northern Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Scorpion (Parabuthus granulatus) Noup, Northern Cape, South Africa

Vincent Grafhorst / Scorpion (Parabuthus stridulus) ready to attack, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Lethiau Valley, Botswana

Stephen Dalton / Thick tailed scorpion {Parabuthus capensis} leaving tracks on sand, South Africa

Vincent Grafhorst / Scorpion (Parabuthus stridulus) on branch, Khutse Game Reserve, Botswana

Tony Phelps / Researcher examining a highly venomous scorpion, (Parabuthus capensis) De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Scorpion {Parabuthus granulatus} profile of South Africa's most venomous scorpion in attacking position, Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Scorpion {Parabuthus capensis} juvenile about 2cm in length, DeHoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Scorpion {Parabuthus granulatus} Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo. South Africa's most venomous scorpion.

Tony Phelps / Scorpion {Parabuthus granulatus} - South Africa's most venomous scorpion, Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, South Africa.