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a desert assassin that's survived 430 million years and glows under blacklight for no clear reason
means A small, eight-legged arachnid with grasping pincers and a segmented tail that curls over its back, tipped with a venomous stinger.
from From Latin 'scorpio,' which came from Greek 'skorpios' — both naming the same nightmare. The Greek word may be linked to an ancient root meaning 'to cut' or 'sharp,' fitting for a creature that ends in a blade. The word traveled into Old French as 'scorpion' before settling into English, and its shadow stretches even into the night sky, where the constellation Scorpius bears the same name and curling tail.
- glow trick
- Fluoresces blue-green under ultraviolet light
- survival
- Can live a year on a single meal
- radiation proof
- Survives doses that would kill most animals
- live birth
- Babies ride mom's back after being born
- ancient
- Older than dinosaurs by 200 million years
emperor scorpion — largest scorpion species, grows up to 9 inches long, native to west africa
deathstalker scorpion — most venomous species, leiurus quinquestriatus, found across north africa and middle east
arizona bark scorpion — only lethal scorpion in north america, causes deaths in arizona
scorpion river ukraine — dnieper tributary where scorpions were documented in archaeological studies