I (unintentionally) interrupted this scorpion at Għajn Tuffieħa while it was feasting upon the remains of a fellow arthropod - a hapless woodlouse, which can be seen still attached to the scorpion's jaws in the lower picture. A few seconds after being discovered, the scorpion released the morsel and assumed a compact, defensive stance, remaining utterly immobile until yours truly decided to leave it in peace and restore its stony hideout to its original place.
Only this species of scorpion exists in Malta. It is the small Euscorpius sicanus (Koch, 1837), also found on other Mediterranean islands.
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