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Fattail scorpion, an Uncommon card
Fattail scorpion or fat-tailed scorpion is the common name given to scorpions of the genus Androctonus, one of the most dangerous groups of scorpion species worldwide.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 101
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 15,000
Power 101 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Fattail scorpion quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Fattail scorpion card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They are moderate sized ______, some attaining lengths of 10 cm.
Answer
scorpions. They are moderate sized scorpions, some attaining lengths of 10 cm. From the Fattail scorpion article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The genus was first described in ____ by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.
Answer
1820s. The genus was first described in 1828 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg. From the Fattail scorpion article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Plant propagation. Plant propagation 26,000 · Formosan subterranean termite 20,000 · Fattail scorpion 15,000 · Contemporary ballet 11,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The genus was first described in 1828 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.
- Members of this genus are found throughout Northern Africa, the Middle East and eastwards to Northeastern India, more commonly in semi-arid and arid regions.
- They are moderate sized scorpions, some attaining lengths of 10 cm.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Fattail scorpion article was read about 15,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 58 and blocks with 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Fattail scorpion (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Per-Anders Olsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
