News · 4 June 2026

Dog-sized scorpions roamed Britain 415 million years ago

Britain was formerly home to frighteningly large, dog-sized scorpions, an existence that modifies our knowledge of ancient life. Experts at the Natural History Museum confirmed Praearcturus gigas, which measured over a metre in length, as the largest scorpion species ever discovered. These formidable predators had pincers over 6.3 inches (16cm) long and roamed floodplains before trees existed.

By BriefTea Editorial · 4 June 2026 at 15:40

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