Scorpions have eight legs and are highly poisonous. They have a long body and an extended stinging tail. Adult scorpions are about 3 inches long on average. The body is covered by an exoskeleton, which protects them from predators. They have adapted to a variety of environments and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. So here are 22 interesting facts about scorpions that will amaze you.
- Scorpions are carnivores animals and usually feed on insects.
- Scorpions can survive without consuming food for about 12 months.
- The scorpion doesn’t have good vision in spite of having so many eyes.
- There are approximately 2000 species of scorpion, but only 30 to 40 of them are deadly to humans.
- Living scorpions reflect ultraviolet light and can glow with an eerie greenish color when exposed to UV light, no matter what color they appear under normal lighting conditions.
- A scorpion has two eyes on the top and can have up to 10 eyes on its front corners.
- They don’t have a very good vision in spite of having so many eyes.
- Scorpions are exoskeletons (external skeleton) and are made of chitin which is a tough molecule made up of nitrogen and polysaccharide.
- Unlike other insects, which generally deposit eggs outside their bodies, scorpions give birth to live babies, known as viviparity. They give birth to live young.
- Scorpions have a lifespan of about 3 to 5 years.
- Scorpions are found in every continent except Antarctica.
- Medium-sized scorpions are considered to be the most venomous.
- Record of the world’s biggest scorpion is named after a forest scorpion that was 9(23 inches) inches in length.
- The smallest scorpion on the planet is Microtityus waeringi, which measures about 12 mm when fully grown.
- When a scorpion hunts its prey, it injects venom and digestive into its prey. When digestion is completed, they stuck the liquid food from the body of its prey.
- They can survive without water for a very long time as they absorb water from their prey.
- When food is scarce, scorpions can survive on one insect for a complete one year by slowing their metabolism.
- Scorpions can survive a nuclear apocalypse.
- Scorpions have about eight legs and two main body regions, prosoma and obdemen.
- Scorpions evolved about 435 million years ago.
- Scorpion shed their skin about six times until they reach adulthood.
- Once a male and female get close to each other and decide to mate, they engage in a complex courtship ritual called a promenade a Deux.
