that's a commonly asked question.
my theory is that they do this because when they are near fire they know that they will die so the don't want to go through the pain, so instead they sting themselves. hey i might not be right though
hope this helped
That can't be more wrong, scorpions don't have the cognitive ability to calculate pain and make an unnatural decision of killing themselves, they simply react to the heat and spasm hence stinging themselves.
Yes, the alcohol stings the scorpion, forcing it to kill itself by stinging itself.
It doesn't, that is just a myth.
Scorpions do not sting themselves to death. This old wive's tail arises from the fact that the tails curl over into the body as the scorpion dies...especially when it's being tortured.
No they are not. Most will cause a localized reaction but some can cause death.
Scorpions cannot accidentally kill themselves. Their venom has no effect on the scorpion or any other scorpion of the same family.The belief that scorpions sting themselves to death to commit suicide when confronted by fire, or other life threatening situations is a myth and completely false. The misconception may have been founded from the way in which scorpions react to intense heat. As scorpions are cold blooded animals (poikilotherms), when they are exposed to intense heat, their metabolic process malfunction, causing the scorpion to spasm wildly. This can appear as if the scorpion is stinging itself.It is also untrue that alcohol will cause scorpions to sting themselves to death.Excellent!, only one little thing, A scorpion can kill another scorpion from the same species or family. A scorpion is immune to its own venom ONLY.-J
Scorpions do not eat people but they will sting them if they are provoked or threatened. There are about 2,000 species of scorpions in the world. Only about 40 of them can deliver a sting that can be lethal.
with their stinger and their claws.they also use their sting that have poision.
Scorpions do not sting themselves to death. This old wive's tail arises from the fact that the tails curl over into the body as the scorpion dies...especially when it's being tortured.
Scorpions will attempt to sting you as a way of defending themselves - being stung is not a pleasant experience.
They sting their enemies but only if the scorpion is poisonous.
No they are not. Most will cause a localized reaction but some can cause death.
yes
Scorpions cannot accidentally kill themselves. Their venom has no effect on the scorpion or any other scorpion of the same family.The belief that scorpions sting themselves to death to commit suicide when confronted by fire, or other life threatening situations is a myth and completely false. The misconception may have been founded from the way in which scorpions react to intense heat. As scorpions are cold blooded animals (poikilotherms), when they are exposed to intense heat, their metabolic process malfunction, causing the scorpion to spasm wildly. This can appear as if the scorpion is stinging itself.It is also untrue that alcohol will cause scorpions to sting themselves to death.Excellent!, only one little thing, A scorpion can kill another scorpion from the same species or family. A scorpion is immune to its own venom ONLY.-J
scorpions?
Scorpions, wasps, hornets and bees have stingers.
scorpians sting to kill there prey
Scorpions do not eat people but they will sting them if they are provoked or threatened. There are about 2,000 species of scorpions in the world. Only about 40 of them can deliver a sting that can be lethal.
with their stinger and their claws.they also use their sting that have poision.
to sting... the tails have venom in a sack.