The world's largest-ever scorpion wasn't tiny. It was bigger than humans and at one point in time, you could find it roaming ...

Well known for their distinctive shape with pincers at the front and a curved tail with a stinger at the back, scorpions are easily identifiable. They are part of the Arachnida class, as they have ...

The story behind the Death Valley arthropod's discovery. It almost never happened. Matthew Graham's discovery of a new species of scorpion is one of those stories about a string of easily missed ...

Usually, they do not surpass the size of 10cm in length, but exceptions are know, such as the Emperor Scorpion (Pandinus imperator) which can grow up to become over 20cm in size. Scorpions are ...

Léo Laborieux, the sole author of the study, suspects venom projection likely developed in the scorpion as an adaptation to deter predators. The study found that the scorpion uses two different ...

The scorpion is able to deliver venom via its ... Scorpions often battle other arthropods—like spiders or centipedes—which have tough exoskeletons. A sprayed mist of venom would likely have ...

and arthropods. Jeholia longchengi likely occupied an intermediate position in the food chain, preying on small animals while avoiding larger predators. Scientists believe that this scorpion fed on ...