Nebo hierichonticus
Nebo • Diplocentridae
The largest scorpion in the Middle East — a heavy-bodied, dark diplocentrid that digs deep burrows and caves under rocks in arid country. Give it deep firm substrate to tunnel, rock stacks, low humidity, warmth, and a water dish; it's reclusive and rarely seen by day. Its venom is tissue-damaging in lab animals, yet reported human stings have been surprisingly mild — the picture isn't fully settled, so it's treated with caution as an experienced-keeper, strictly hands-off species.
Temperature
77-90°F
Humidity
30-45%
Prey size: crickets, roaches
Type
fossorial
Adult Size
up to 5.5 inches
Growth Rate
slow
Native Region
Middle East (Levant), Sinai
Temperament
reclusive, defensive; deep burrower
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