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Scorpions are surrounded by much myth and are generally considered more dangerous animals than they usually are.
They are night creatures from the spider family, and hunt - and are hunted by - insects, lizards, mice and so on. The largest is the South African Scorpion which can reach over 8 inches long, but most are only a couple of inches.
Even then most deaths from stings that do occur are in babies and the elderly or result from hypersensitivity to the venom through anaphylactic shock.
People who live around scorpions usually treat their stings as we would treat a wasp sting. i.e. painful but not life-threatening.
P.S
They are unable to sting what they are standing on if quite a flat surface, so you're reasonably safe if one has crawled onto your arm or leg.., until you try to pick it up!
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Are all scorpions poisonous?
Yes in fact all scorpions are poisonous, all scorpions, even young/infant scorpions inject the same amount of venom and the same type of venom.
Are fat tailed scorpions venomous?
Like spiders, all Scorpions are poisonous. It really depends on the species on how poisonous it actually is. -Arrow
Are scorpions edible?
Scorpions are filled with poisonous fluids, so I recommend not eating one.
Are albino scorpions poisonous?
Yes but with weak poison.
Are desert hairy scorpions poisonous?
Yes all scorpions are. The amount of poison depends on the spieces and good way to determine how poisonous they are is by looking at its pinchers. The bigger the pinchers the less harmful their poison is
Are all scorpions poisonous?
Yes in fact all scorpions are poisonous, all scorpions, even young/infant scorpions inject the same amount of venom and the same type of venom.
Are fat tailed scorpions venomous?
Like spiders, all Scorpions are poisonous. It really depends on the species on how poisonous it actually is. -Arrow
Are scorpions edible?
Scorpions are filled with poisonous fluids, so I recommend not eating one.
Are Florida scoripions pousinious?
All Scorpions are poisonous.
What type of bug has pinchers and long feelers and is black and white?
Some spiders are white. So are scorpions. The spiders can sometimes be poisonous or non- poisonous so can scorpions.
Are water scorpions gay?
No, they are water scorpions.
Are there non poisonous scorpions for sale?
Yes, search on google
Are albino scorpions poisonous?
Yes but with weak poison.
Does a cat eat scorpions?
No they don't cause some are poisonous
Are black emperor scorpions deadly to humans?
yes because they are poisonous
Are arthropods poisonous?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no, non-poisonous include some Spiders, lobsters, almost all crabs, almost all insects, some scorpions. Poisonous include some spiders, some scorpions, a few insects, cone snails, and horseshoe crabs.
Are death stalker scorpions poisonous?
In short , yes veryThe death stalkers latin name is Leiurus quinquestriatus, which is the family tree of the Buthidae. This family has a lot of scorpions in it with medical significant posion to humans (all scorpions are poisonous, altough most not more then bee's or wasps)
