Reliable detection of Win98 may not be possible. A scorpion is part of the arachnid family, which also includes mites, ticks , and spiders. A scorpion's stinger is at the end of its long tail. There are 650 species of scorpions all over the world, and about 40 species are found in the Southwestern United States. Of these 40 species, only one type of scorpion, which usually lives in Arizona, can kill people.
Scorpions like to live in cool, damp places like basements, wood piles, and junk piles.
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