The African emperor scorpion belongs to the phylum Arthropoda, Arachnida, and Scorpionidae. It is a very unique pet. One is the Emperor Scorpion (Emperor Scorpion) from the African rainforest, which is the largest and most popular pet scorpion among scorpions. The world's largest scorpion, the African emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator), is usually called the general scorpion abroad. The members of the emperor genus do not have any subspecies. Remembering their characteristics, it is not easy to be confused with an Asian rainforest scorpion on the domestic market. They have red chelicerae and more rounded, rough-surfaced chelicerae that are flattened when viewed with the pincers upright. The poison sac is round in shape, with orange, red, and dark red color. The venomous needles of the minor emperor scorpions are slender and white to yellow. The minor emperor scorpions will not have the characteristics of territorial awareness and mating. The close relatives of the emperor scorpions include The red claw scorpion.

Monarch scorpion

The back of the scorpion: It is composed of pieces of carapace, and the flat back is beneficial to hide in the slits. The young scorpions will climb to the back of the mother scorpion.

The eyes of the scorpion: grow on the top, which is good for observing the movement of the four directions.

Scorpion's snout: When feeding, the two chelicerae on the snout tear the prey and suck its body fluids.

Scorpion foot: The scorpion has four pairs of foot, which are located on the side of the scorpion. The front of the foot has claws to facilitate climbing.

The side of the scorpion: It is the only part of the scorpion's body that is not protected by a shell.

The scorpion's claws: used to capture prey and defend against enemies, the shape and size will vary according to species. It will be used to find suitable objects to place sperm pods

Scorpion-specific combs: found on the abdomen of scorpions.

The scorpion's hair tuft: is the organ that the scorpion uses to sense its surroundings.

Scorpion's stomata: It is the respiratory organ of scorpion, and its arrangement, number and location help to identify scorpion species.

Scorpion body length measurement method: Most of them choose to measure the length from the kiss to the anus.