What is Scorpion

Scorpion

A scorpion has two eyes on top and up to five pairs on each side of its head.

A scorpion uses its pinchers to grab and crush its catch. If the prey struggles, the scorpion uses a stinger on its tail to inject venom. The venom makes the prey unable to move. Most scorpions don’t have strong enough venom to hurt a human, but being careful around wildlife is always a good idea!

Scorpion eggs hatch inside the female, then the hatchlings crawl out of her body alive. They are white when they first emerge, and their shell is not hard yet. The babies ride on their mother’s back for the first few weeks. Then most go off on their own. In some species, the mother lets them stay with her for a few months to a year.

Most scorpions are nocturnal and tend to live by themselves. Most of them spend the daytime in a burrow to keep cool and hide from predators. Some kinds of scorpion do not burrow. Instead, they may hide under bark or leaf litter, and some even climb trees!

Area:  

Every continent except Antarctica

Habitat: 

 Forest, rain forest, grasslands, desert, cities

Food: 

 Insects, spiders, and sometimes small mice and lizards

Size: 

 From ¼ inch to about 8 inches long, depending on the species

Babies:  

Scorpions hatch from eggs inside their mother then are born live; They ride on their mother’s back for several days.

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