what are scorpions?

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WHAT ARE SCORPIONS?. arachnids joint-legged invertebrate has a tail, stinger, 8 legs, and a pair of pinchers.

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HIGHLY VENOMOUS Small Pincers Thick Tail Rough Thicktail Parabuthus granulatus MILDLY VENOMOUS Big Pincers Thin Tail Giant Rock Scorpion Hadogenes troglodytes.

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LET'S DIFFERENTIATE FOREST SCORPIONS AND DESERT SCORPIONS.

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THRIVING IN A COMMUNAL SETUP. living together higher survival rate easier to keep in captivity.

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DO SCORPIONS LAY EGGS?. they give birth to live young they ride on their mother's back.

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SCORPIONS' LIFESPAN. they can live up to two - ten years in the wild in captivity they can live up to 25 years.

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SCORPION BREEDING. it's called promenade à deux, it's the courtship ritual before scorpions start to mate.

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SCORPIONS GLOW?. they glow under UV light (ultraviolet).

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WHAT DO SCORPIONS EAT?. they hunt during night they can eat a majority of insects they sometimes eat small lizards and rodents if it's small enough.

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melvy. HOW LONG CAN THEY GO WITHOUT EATING. can go a year without eating food they can go so long without food because of their slow metabolism.