The very mention of the name "scorpion" makes us think of danger and poison. And the fact is that a scorpion can be a rather unpleasant creature to meet.In the United States, scorpions have actually caused deaths in only one place-Arizona. The Arizona scorpion is related to the Durango scorpion that lives in Mexico. The Durango scorpion's bite can kill a man within an hour, and over a period of 35 years it has caused the deaths of about K600 people.
Scorpions are related to the spider. A scorpion has four pairs of walking legs and a pair of strong pincers which it uses to grasp its prey. It also has a long, thin, jointed tail which ends in a curved, pointed stinger. This stinger is connected to poison glands.
When the scorpion walks, it carries its tail arched over its body.When it grasps its prey in its pincers, it bends its stinger over its head and plunges it into the victim. The poison will kill or paralyse the insects, spiders, and other creatures on which the scorpion feeds.
Scorpions are mainly active at night. During the day they hid in dark places, such as beneath a stone, in bark, or in the dark corners of buildings. Adult scorpions always live and travel alone.
Young scorpions are born alive and cling to the mother's back. She does not feed them and after several days they go off on their own.Scorpions are found mainly in warm climates. Of the roughly 500 species, 30 are found in the United States. Scorpions vary in size from 1 centimetre to about 17 centimetres. The largest are found in the tropics.
Scorpions are related to the spider. A scorpion has four pairs of walking legs and a pair of strong pincers which it uses to grasp its prey. It also has a long, thin, jointed tail which ends in a curved, pointed stinger. This stinger is connected to poison glands.
When the scorpion walks, it carries its tail arched over its body.When it grasps its prey in its pincers, it bends its stinger over its head and plunges it into the victim. The poison will kill or paralyse the insects, spiders, and other creatures on which the scorpion feeds.
Scorpions are mainly active at night. During the day they hid in dark places, such as beneath a stone, in bark, or in the dark corners of buildings. Adult scorpions always live and travel alone.
Young scorpions are born alive and cling to the mother's back. She does not feed them and after several days they go off on their own.Scorpions are found mainly in warm climates. Of the roughly 500 species, 30 are found in the United States. Scorpions vary in size from 1 centimetre to about 17 centimetres. The largest are found in the tropics.