It's time to meet some of the fiercest and most feared predators on our planet - scorpions! Learn how scorpions use their pincers and stingers to catch prey, and how they are able to survive in extreme climates such as deserts. Readers will even get a glimpse at a scorpion's softer side and see how they care for their young.
Describes the physical characteristics, hunting methods, and distribution of scorpions and their relationship with humans.
We have been taught to fear scorpions in any form. But scorpions usually sting either to subdue their prey or to protect themselves. In fact, Earth has two thousand scorpion species, but only a few dozen are deadly to humans.
Other than when they mate, most scorpions spend their lives alone. They are nocturnal and spend most of their time hiding alone in their burrows. If two scorpions do meet, one is likely to try to eat the other one.
Introduces scorpions, describing their physical characteristics, life cycle, behavior, and hunting skills.
The Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of violence.
Kipling divided the zodiac signs into Children of the Zodiac (the Ram, the Bull, Leo, the Twins and the Girl) and the Six Houses (the Scorpion, the Balance, the Crab, the Fishes, the Archer and the Waterman).
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To many, the curved tail of a scorpion is a scary sight.
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