No, you're right. I ran a search and that's what I came up with.I believe the Scorpion King - Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is number one, but I could be wrong.
1. Hottentotta tamulus-(Indian red scorpion) venom- iberiotoxin among other's it too kill's many children in its range
2. A.Australis-(Yellow Fattail scorpion) venom-AaH I among other neurotoxins in its venom it kill's frequently in its range due to being in close proximity to people
3.Tityus serrulatus/Tityus Stigmurus( Brazilian Yellow Scorpion/Brazilian striped back scorpion) venom-Both have a very potent neurotoxin called Tityustoxin it is frequently lethal to children and given its parthenogenetic nature it is common. Other toxins Tst1 for T.stigmurus both have Tityustoxin
4.Hemiscorpius Lepturus-This species has a rather powerful cytotoxic venom and kills many as well its venom causes Puff Adder venom like tissue and muscle damage.
By the very definition danger/risk accounts for the probability that that certain act will occur. So what you are talking about is not being dangerous in a stronger sense, but the potential outcome of that dangerous situation.I figure whatever is the deadliest, is the most dangerous. Wether people ever see one or not.
By the very definition danger/risk accounts for the probability that that certain act will occur. So what you are talking about is not being dangerous in a stronger sense, but the potential outcome of that dangerous situation.
The risk of humans getting killed by any scorpion without any scorpion being around is nil - it is not dangerous at all
However in case of deadly I feel it is something totally different. When someone talks about something being deadly it does usually just mean it's potential for killing. So that would be the one part of "being dangerous", the part that you meant, too.
Regards
Finn
Here, though, you are talking about the genus Androctonus and the species Leiurus quinquestraitus. The genus Androctonus should logically cause more fatalities than the single species. This is not always true, of course, but both are highly venomous, so the comparison should be fair...also, some Androctonus spp. share the same locality as L. quinquestraitus.I tend to go on the number of people killed by a species Tityus spp. kills a lot of people most children and the infirm ect. Androctonus kill's a lot of people but the LQ's isolation is what effects its rating to me not its venom that's extremely toxic. To me if your going to do a deadliest anything list do it based on fatalities instead of venom toxicity or potency. To me among the most dangerous snakes in the world is the Russel's viper its got big fangs,lot's of highly toxic venom and a nasty nasty temperament.
I'm glad you have an interest in the scientific publications!I have a Tityus stigmurus i thought Tityus serrulatus was the most dangerous one in Brazil but I guess its not now. I guess the main issue with the Tityus spp is its parthenogenetic and highly venomous but like you said they spread quickly. Gotta say for being on the small side Tityus spp cause a lot of trouble in the range also thanks for letting me know about the increasing mortality rate due to T.stigmurus I figured with its venom toxicity it would be number one or number two cause of fatalities in Brazil. Some research on the genus Tityus http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1216974/pdf/8611151.pdf