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Are scorpion insects

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No, Scorpions are:-

* Kingdom: Animalia * Phylum: Arthropoda * Subphylum: Chelicerata * Class: Arachnida * Subclass: Dromopoda * Order: Scorpiones Thus they are in the Class Arachnidia (like Spiders) NOT in the class Insecta

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No, they're arachnids (8 legs). The groups Insecta (6 legs) and Arachnida do both belong to the larger group of Arthropoda. ^^

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No scorpions are arthropods like centipedes and butterflies

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