what are scorpions?

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

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

LET'S DIFFERENTIATE FOREST SCORPIONS AND DESERT SCORPIONS.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.