- Scorpion | Description, Habitat, Species, Diet, Facts | Britannica
Scorpion, any of approximately 1,500 elongated arachnid species characterized by a segmented curved tail tipped with a venomous stinger at the rear of the body and a pair of grasping pincers at the front Primarily nocturnal, scorpions often play the role of evildoers in fables and legends
- 10 Fascinating Facts About Scorpions - ThoughtCo
This makes the work of scorpion researchers considerably easier They can take a black light into scorpion habitat at night and make their subjects light up! Though only about 600 scorpion species were known a few decades ago, scientists have now documented and collected close to 2,000 kinds of scorpions by using UV lights to locate them
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