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 ...

Scorpions are almost always milked by hand, one by one. And one scorpion produces, at the most, just two milligrams of venom at a time. So, let's do the math. If you owned one scorpion you would ...

But when we turned the lights on, they emitted a purple glow, not a beam of white light. Randy said he had a surprise for us. We were going to look for scorpions. Randy, a naturalist with the ...

The deathstalker scorpion is one of the most venomous creatures in the world. Its strong neurotoxic venom can cause severe symptoms in humans. The venom is highly in demand and expensive due to ...

A viral video on social media has unveiled the surprising existence of scorpion farms, where venom is collected for use in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Each scorpion produces 2 milligrams of ...

Around 100 of the some 2,000 species of scorpions worldwide produce venom serious enough to be fatal. Scorpions are most active at night and won't sting unless provoked or attacked. Most stings ...

Scientists have discovered a one-of-its-kind venom-spraying scorpion species in the rainforests of Colombia, capable of launching toxins several times its own body length. The new species Tityus ...

Scientists have discovered a one-of-its-kind venom-spraying scorpion species in the rainforests of Colombia, capable of launching toxins several times its own body length. The new species Tityus ...