How dangerous is a Scorpion?

Scorpions are found mainly in warm climates. There are about 500 species of scorpions all over the world. Scorpions vary in size from one centimeter to about 17 centimeters. The largest are found in the tropics.

Scorpions are mainly active at night. During the day, they hid in dark places such as beneath a stone, in the bark, 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, related to the spiders, when walks, 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 kills or paralyzes its prey.

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