Scorpions

Scorpions load their stings and claws with iron and zinc, boosting killing power

Scientists studied 18 species and found iron and zinc concentrated at the puncturing tips and grasping edges to improve prey capture.

African fattail scorpion.
 Scorpion fossil. Illustration.

125-million-year-old, palm-sized scorpion fossil discovered in China

 The Brazilian yellow scorpion, or the Tityus serrulatus.

Brazilian girl killed by South America's most dangerous scorpion

 Nannowithius wahrmani

Israeli scientists first to document scorpions 'hitching a ride'


Pseudoscorpions of Israel: Two new family records discovered by Hebrew University entomologists 

Pseudoscorpions aren't harmful to humans, and are even beneficial because they feed on caterpillars, flies, ants, beetle larvae, and carpet- and book-lice larvae.

Pseudoscorpion from Israel: Lasiochernes turcicus (Chernetidae)

Three Israeli children stung by black scorpions in the past week

Black scorpions are very common in Israel and their stings are usually not fatal nor particularly severe.

 Arabian fat-tailed scorpion

Scorpions return to Tel Aviv

The 'Rock Believer' World Tour is sweeping the Scorpions back to Tel Aviv.

 The Scorpions

Scorpion surge endangers Egyptians in Aswan

Following heavy storms in the area, scorpions were forced out of their homes and into houses.

 Arizona bark scorpion Centruroides sculpturatus glowing under ultraviolet light.

Could deadly scorpion venom be a cure for COVID-19? - new research

The venom glands were freeze-dried and sent to a lab, where they could be genetically sequenced and analyzed to better understand their peptide composition and the types of toxins.

Hottentotta tamulus, the Indian red scorpion from Mangaon, Maharashtra, India

Young Egyptian finds fortune in scorpions' venom

A gram of scorpion venom can fetch $10,000.

Hottentotta tamulus, the Indian red scorpion from Mangaon, Maharashtra, India

The Scorpions sweep Tel Aviv with a 'Wind of Change'

Scorpions frontman Klaus Meine during a concert at Tel Aviv's Menora Mivtachim Arena, July 19 2018

The Scorpions surprise Playtika employees with private Israel show

The Scorpions left the country on Saturday night, but will be returning to Israel on July 19th for a show in Tel Aviv.

The Scorpions with Playtika CEO RObert Antokol (center)

Scorpion stings send three children to hospital in two days

The arachnids – members of the spider family – can strike anywhere, including in highly developed neighborhoods.

Hottentotta tamulus, the Indian red scorpion from Mangaon, Maharashtra, India