Few knows that scorpions can also be found in the sea or more correctly, the beach. Most of the following information is extracted from 'Biology of Scorpions' by Polis. Above the high tide line on some beaches, it is found to have abundant scorpion life mainly of the Centruroides spp. Scorpions like Vaejovis littoralis can be found among the Sargassum algae while Opistopthalmus litoralis lives un scrapes and under driftwood along Skeleton Coast of Africa. Most of these scorpions are small and pose no threat to human except perhaps for some Centruroides sp.
Most scorpions shows some sort of homing ability.
Scorpions have some of the most light sensitive vision amongst animals. Other scorpions may navigate by wind direction. For Opisthacanthus spp , it can be as long as 18 months. If their lifespan works out to be 5 years and takes 3 years to mature, then female Opisthacanthus spp . When compared to human's average lifespan of 60-70 years and gestation of 9 months, it is very long indeed.