Stamp: Robust Burrowing Scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) (Namibia 2012)
Robust Burrowing Scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) (Namibia 2012)
11 July (Namibia ) within release Scorpions goes into circulation Stamp Robust Burrowing Scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) face value 5.40 Namibian cent
| Stamp Robust Burrowing Scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Colnect codes: | Col:NA 2012-15 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Scorpions:
- Stamp - Black Hairy Thick-tailed Scorpion (Parabuthus villosus) face value 4.80;
- Stamp - Robust Burrowing Scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) face value 5.40;
- Stamp - Scorpion (Hottentotta arenaceus) face value 6.50;
- Stamp - Scorpion (Parabuthus namibensis) face value Postcard;
Stamp Robust Burrowing Scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) it reflects the thematic directions:
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always ending with a stinger. The evolutionary history of scorpions goes back 435 million years. They mainly live in deserts but have adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions, and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. There are over 2,500 described species, with 22 extant (living) families recognized to date. Their taxonomy is being revised to account for 21st-century genomic studies.
