Opistophthalmus lornae (Lamoral, 1979)

Opistophthalmus lornae (Lamoral, 1979)

Picture by paul

Male Opistophthalmus lornae (Lorna’s Burrowing Scorpion) from Klein Pella

A gravel plain specialist that inhabit the drier parts of the Western Cape and also parts of the Northern Cape. They dig burrows out in the open or at the base of shrubs.
Females are notoriously difficult to find because they don't tend to venture far from their burrows.

Male Opistophthalmus lornae (Lorna’s Burrowing Scorpion) from Klein Pella

This male was caught out in one of the few thunderstorms this area receives in their rainy season. UV lighting just before thunderstorms and in their early stages usually results in a good number of species being active on the surface in this area because of the abundance of prey that comes out for the rains.