Invertebrates of the UAE & Lebanon
The UAE and Lebanon support an extraordinary diversity of invertebrate life, from desert-adapted scorpions and camel spiders to mantises, beetles, spiders, centipedes and freshwater species. Although easily overlooked, these animals are an essential part of their ecosystems, acting as predators, prey, pollinators and recyclers.
This collection brings together species documented during our wildlife fieldwork across both countries. Explore individual species to discover identification details, habitat, behaviour, distribution, conservation information and photographs captured in the wild.
Scorpions, spiders, insects and other remarkable wildlife documented in their natural habitats.
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Mediterranean Banded Centipede
Invertebrates
Scolopendra cingulata
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Deathstalker Scorpion
Invertebrates
Leiurus abullahbayrami
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Black Tarantula
Invertebrates
Chaetopelma olivaceum
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Levantine Freshwater Crab
Near Threatened
Potamon potamios
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Thistle Mantis
Least Concern
Blepharopsis mendica
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Large-clawed Burrowing Scorpion
Scorpio maurus
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Judaicus Scorpion
Hottentotta judaicus
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Conehead Mantis
Empusa pennata
Least Concern
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Arabian Fat-tailed Scorpion
Androctonus crassicauda
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Jayakar’s Scorpion
Hottentotta jayakari
Not Evaluated
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Wolf Spider
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Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina baetica
Data Deficient
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Camel Spider
Galeodes arabs
Endangered
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Huntsman Spider
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Mediterranean False Black Widow
Steatoda paykulliana
Not Evaluated
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Nosed Grasshopper
Acrida ungarica
Least Concern
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Long-headed Grasshopper
Truxalis sp.
Not Evaluated
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Arabian Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes agamemnon arabicus
Not Evaluated
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