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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Scorpions don’t bother to waste venom killing a victim if they don’t have to. Instead they use a prevenom that causes extreme pain, resorting to the deadlier version only when ...

A scientist has discovered the first species of South American scorpion that sprays its venom — a behavior previously only observed in two genera of scorpions found in North America and Africa.

Scorpions are among the oldest predators on Earth, surviving for hundreds of millions of years with a combination of powerful claws, armored bodies, and venomous stingers. We take a closer look at how ...

It's Scorpio season. Yes, the zodiac sign. So what better way to honor this water sign than by learning about the historic creatures that share its name? With more than 50 known species in the Valley ...

Scorpions are "taking over" Brazil's cities, scientists have warned. And with these infestations comes a huge rise in stinging incidents, some of them fatal, and often caused by Brazilian yellow ...

Juvenile Asian forest scorpion (Heterometrus species) on a banana leaf. Different species of thes scorpions range across Asia© Ernie Cooper/Shutterstock.com There are some crazy claims out there about ...