This rare discovery, published in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, not only expands knowledge of scorpion defense mechanisms but also raises new questions about predator-prey dynamics in ...

To keep scorpions out of your home, Slaughter recommends several prevention methods that don't rely on chemicals: Keep your yard clean and free of debris, as scorpions love hiding in rocks and leaf ...

Brazil recorded more than 1.17 million scorpion stings from 2014 to 2023, according to government data. In that time, annual ...

Contrary to the implication of its common name, it can’t whip or sting and none of its many pointy parts contains venom. This species, like scorpions ... antenniform appendages contacts a suitable ...

Scorpions are "taking over" Brazil's cities, scientists have warned. And with these infestations comes a huge rise in ...

They come out to hunt at night seeking insects and other small prey that they ... they are not known to sting humans and don’t pose a threat. The northern scorpion has evolved to hibernate ...

Some scorpion species have two types of venom: a 'pre-venom' that mainly contains salts and is used as a painful defensive sting, and a full venom, which is made up of proteins that can cause ...