One of the world’s largest scorpions, the giant forest scorpion (Heterometrus swammerdami), can grow up to 22 centimetres long, and could use its powerful pincers to crush a tarantula.

Legality in sourcing and trade was flagged as a concern in the study The Trade Of Live Tarantulas And Scorpions In A Social Media Platform In The Philippines, published in the Journal of Nature ...