Heterometrus spinifer defensive behavior (Σκορπιός H. spinifer αμυν&

I am provoking my Asian forest scorpion (Heterometrus spinifer) to make her show defensive behavior. When threatened, the scorpion raises its pedipalps/claws and the tail, emits a hissing sound and usually moves a bit away. She tried to bite and sting me sometimes. If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound which is made by stridulation of the chelicerae/jaws. Stridulation is common in the family Scorpionidae. The video was made just for educational purposes. 23/4/2020 Προκαλώ τον ασιατικό μαύρο σκορπιό μου (Heterometrus spinifer) για να δείξει την αμυντική συμπεριφορά του. Όταν απειλείται,