Pandinus is a genus of large scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It contains one of the most popular pet scorpions, the emperor scorpion (P. imperator). The genus is distributed across tropical Africa.[1][2][3]
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The emperor scorpion, Pandinus imperator, is a species of scorpion native to rainforests and savannas in West Africa. It is one of the largest scorpions...
desert species. Scorpions in the genera Pandinus and Heterometrus are docile enough to handle. A large Pandinus may consume up to three crickets each week...
Scorpiones), with a key and descriptions of three new species Archive.org Arthropods portal Media related to Pandinus magrettii at Wikimedia Commons v t e...
Pandinotoxins are toxins from the venom of the emperor scorpion Pandinus imperator. They are selective blockers of voltage-gated potassium channels The...
members, such as the pandinotoxin, derived from the venom of scorpion Pandinus imperator. Scorpions such as the deathstalker paralyze their prey by injecting...
among the largest of all scorpion genera, only surpassed by Hadogenes, Pandinus, Heterometrus and Hoffmannihadrurus. There are currently 7 species of this...
(IpTx) is a peptide toxin derived from the venom of the African scorpion Pandinus imperator. There are two subtypes of this toxin: Imperatoxin A (activator):...
analysis of crystals of the 24-meric hemocyanin of the emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator)". PLOS ONE. 7 (3): e32548. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...732548J. doi:10...
1 oz). Another extremely large scorpion is the African emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator), which can weigh 57 g (2.0 oz) but is not known to exceed a...
included in the Appendices) Panax quinquefolius Pandinus dictator Pandinus gambiensis Pandinus imperator Pandinus roeseli Pangshura spp. (Except the species...
some similarities with antibacterial peptides found in African scorpions Pandinus imperator and Opistophthalmus carinatus. The ascaphin peptides are secreted...
venom of the African scorpion Pandinus imperator. Pi in Pi5 is short for the 5th identified peptide of the scorpion Pandinus imperator. As of July 2017,...
national animal. Gambia Scorpions The emperor scorpion, also known as the Pandinus imperator, is a species of scorpion native to rainforests and savannas...
deadly hook. The species was first described by Alex Brooke in 1903 as Pandinus yaschenkoi. The genus Urodacus was placed in its own family in 2000. Before...
arthropods, the scorpions Androctonus amoreuxi (a common house scorpion) and Pandinus imperator (black emperor scorpion, locally called the "horse scorpion")...
Pandinus imperator, the offspring of this scorpion climb onto the back of the mother after they are born. If any malformations are present which cause...
identity with imperatoxin A (IpTx A), a scorpion toxin from the venom of Pandinus imperator. IpTx A acts by modifying the activity of the type 1 ryanodine...
to the fourth group, which also contains toxins Pi1, Pi2 and Pi3 (from Pandinus imperator scorpion) and Maurotoxin (MTX, from Scorpio maurus scorpion)...
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