Silurian scorpion


 * The Silurian Scorpion was a species of giant scorpion (arachnid) from the Silurian period, which hid under the sand and tracked prey by sensing vibrations.

Trivia

 * The concept of scorpions dragging victims under the sand by sensing vibrations and preferring to stay in the sand is similar to the Graboids in Tremors.
 * Similarly, both the Graboids and the Silurian Scorpions were initially mistaken for snake creatures by the people who encountered them (the Graboids due to their long, prehensile tongues, and the Scorpions due to their long, curling tails).
 * The Silurian Scorpions' attack strategy may be a reference to Scorponok from the 2007 Transformers movie.


 * The Silurian Scorpion closely resembles the Whip Scorpion also known as the Vinegaroon.