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amandah writes:
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| I am hoping that someone will recognise this strange insect and put my
| mind at rest.
| Black, shiney, 3 segment, legs(?how many), 1/2-2inches long, curled
| pointed/pincer tail.
| Seen running at a fair pace across our tarmac drive towards the lawn.
| Could it be a scorpian? That is the only thing I've ever seen that I
| can liken it to.

There are several other arachnids that look very similar - none, as
far as I know, live in the UK. A scorpion is very different from a
beetle once you have seen one. Forget the pincers and number of legs
and look at the tail. A scorpion's is THIN, as long as its body,
with a very distinct bulge at the end for the poison sac.

And don't worry, even if it is - most scorpions aren't dangerous
to humans (or no more than wasps are).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.