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| Scorpions |
 Scorpions are eight-legged arthropods. A member of the Arachnida class and belonging to the order Scorpiones, there are about 2000 species of scorpions. They are found widely distributed south of 49° N, except New Zealand and Antarctica.Scorpions have quite variable lifespans and the actual lifespan of most species is not known. The age range appears to be approximately 4-25 years (25 years being the maximum reported life span in the species H. arizonensis). Scorpions prefer to live in areas where the temperatures range from 20°C to 37°C (68°F to 99°F), but may survive in the temperature range of 14°C to 45°C (57°F to 113°F). They are nocturnal and fossorial, finding shelter during the day in the relative cool of underground holes or undersides of rocks and coming out at night to hunt and feed. Scorpions exhibit photophobic behavior, primarily to evade destruction by their predators such as birds, centipedes, lizards, mice, possums, and rats. Scorpions are opportunistic predators of small arthropods and insects. They use their chela (pincers) to catch the prey initially. Depending on the toxicity of their venom and size of their claws, they will then either crush the prey or inject it with neurotoxic venom. This will kill or paralyze the prey so the scorpion can eat it. Scorpions have a relatively unique style of eating using chelicerae, small claw-like structures that protrude from the mouth that are found only in a handful of invertebrates, including spiders and vinegaroons. The chelicerae, which are very sharp, are used to pull small amounts of food off the prey item for digestion. Scorpions can only digest food in a liquid form; any solid matter (fur, exoskeleton, etc) is disposed of by the scorpion. All scorpion species possess venom. In general, scorpion venom is described as neurotoxic in nature. One exception to this however is Hemiscorpius lepturus which possesses cytotoxic venom. The neurotoxins consist of a variety of small proteins as well as sodium and potassium cations, which serve to interfere with neurotransmission in the victim. Scorpions use their venom to kill or paralyze their prey so that it can be eaten; in general it is fast acting, allowing for effective prey capture. The effects of the sting can be severe. Trackback(0)
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tarantulas r tight
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i have a scorp and a tarantula |
bugfighter
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scorpions are wickid, 1 sting and its all over |
Scorp Ops.
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Scorpion Domination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I Have 2 scorps hehe  |
acrux420
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i breed scorps,death stalker and yellow bannded flat rock scorpion and i have a tarancula |
simo
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the scorpions is my life is the lifestyle |
pulutan
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mantis rules and scokions and buke ng ina |
DUFF MAN SAVES THE DAY
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emporer scorpions own all  |
natty
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long live the scorpion  |
Monsterzilla
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Lizards R beast  |
GANGSTER
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i have a emperor scorpion and a king baboon tarantula these gangsters are focking strong :p |
killer
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what the fuck tail slamin scorpion |
hollywood undead jr.
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the scorpian can fuck his mom all he can in a fight and he can beat the fuck out of other insecs |
Alex
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they could slam hornets |
Alex
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scorpions are stronger then hornets |
korsan
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hi soldiers |
MP
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stag beetle is better than a fukin scorpion did u not c the fight it was just hard 2 watch the scorpion get thrown and fukin smashed around the fukin glass LOL |
argertina concordia
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copado |
Me
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THAT'S INCREDIBLE!! ALL OF YOU ARE STUPID PEOPLE IF YOU LIKE WEBS LIKE THIS! THAT PEOPLE ARE CRUEL! IT ISN'T NATURAL AND THOSE ANIMALS ARE SUFFERING! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE LIKE YOU CAN DO SUPPORT TO THIS WEBS... THE ANIMALS ARE FREE, WHY HAVE WE TAKE THEIR FREEDOM AND MAKE THEM FIGHT?! WE AREN'T GODS SO STOP PLAYING WITH THE ANIMAL'S FREEDOM!!!  |
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