Striking Facts About Scorpions
Channel: Call of Nature
Date: 2023-02-21

It's sensible to be afraid of scorpions. Their most distinctive features are pincer-like pedipalps and a stinging tail, which some species can swing toward their target at 50 inches (130 centimeters) per second.

That doesn't mean we have to hate them, though. Learning more about scorpions reveals them to be generally less dangerous than they look, and it can also help us appreciate them as interesting and important members of our ecosystems.