| Heterometrus swammerdami | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Scorpionidae |
| Genus: | Heterometrus |
| Species: | H. swammerdami |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterometrus swammerdami Simon, 1872 |
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Heterometrus swammerdami is one of the largest scorpion species in the world. It can reach lengths of over 20 centimetres (7.9 in) and can weigh as much as 56 grams (2.0 oz). Its venom is not usually lethal to humans because it has evolved to kill its prey by crushing it with its pincers and not by venom.