What is Euscorpiops Krachan?

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About Euscorpiops Krachan

This new species belongs to the subgenus Euscopiops and has been named Euscorpiops Krachan after the national park in Thailand, where it was found.
Scorpions in this genus have limited distribution ranges with a high degree of endemism.
They can be found mainly in mountain areas, particularly in places with numerous rock crevices.
Features:
- It presents most of the features exhibited by scorpions of the subgenus Euscorpiops.
- They are very small in comparison to most other species of the subgenus, reaching just over 1 inch in length.
- They are brownish in colour; however, females are darker than males.
- They also have eight eyes and eight legs.
- Other scorpions of the Scorpiops genus hunt through ‘ambush or sit-and-wait type of foraging’. It is believed that the new species employs similar strategies while hunting.

Q1) What is a crevice?

A crevice is a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack. It is a long, tight space often found on the face of a mountain or other geological formation. A crevice can be large or small, but because it is usually hard to reach, it is a great hiding place for all things like reptiles, bugs, and lost climbers.

Source: New scorpion species with 8 eyes and 8 legs found in Thai National Park