SCORPIONS

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SCORPIONS
By Shauntell Kindle
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Hadrurus arizonensis pallidus

• Class Arachnida, Order Scorpiones
• Eight Legged and Venomous
• Related to spiders, mites, ticks, harvestmen and
  other members of the Arachnida class.
• World wide, there is roughly 1,300 different
  species of scorpions.

Scorpion
Ticks
Mites
Spider
Harvestmen
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Where Youll Findem

• Scorpions are very adaptive when it comes to
  environments
• Savannahs
• Desserts
• Deciduous forests
• Mountainous Pine Forests
• Rainforests
• Caves

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What it Look Like?

• Two Parts
• Abdomen
• Cephalorax (head)
• Covered by carpace (hard bony outer covering
• Supports eyes
• Can have two to five pair of eyes

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The King

• Most scorpion species only reach 2 to 3 inches in
  their adulthood
• The longest of them all is the African Scorpion
  (Hadogenes troglodytes)
• Reaches up to 8 inches.

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What They Eat

• Most scorpions consume insects, spiders,
  centipedes, and other scorpions.
• Larger Scorpions eat vertebrates, such as smaller
  lizards, snakes, and mice if they are able to
  subdue them.
• They capture their prey with their pedipalps,
  paralyzing them with their venom as well if
  necessary. The immobilized prey is then subjected
  to an acid spray that dissolves the tissues,
  allowing the scorpion to suck up the remains.

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Also Eaten

• Scorpions are also prey
• Many types of creatures hunt scorpions for food
• Centipedes
• Tarantulas
• Insectivorous Lizards
• Birds (especially owls)
• Also Mammals
• Including Shrews
• Grasshopper Mice
• Bats

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MATING

• During mating season, the male performs a type of
  dance with the female.
• He grabs her pedipalps with his own and drags her
  across the ground until he locates a preferred
  place to deposit his spermatophore.
• Then that is drawn up into the female's genital
  pore, near the front on the underside of her
  abdomen.
• Some species' courtships include a sexual sting
  of the female by the male.

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Momma and Her Babies

• Gestation period is several months to a year
• Mother has 24 to 35 young
• When they are born, she carries them on her back
  for two weeks
• Then they will be strong enough to go on their
  own.

Mother carrying young
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They Live, They Die

• Most scorpions live up to 3 to 5 years
• Some may get up to ten years

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Sources Cited

• http//www.desertusa.com/oct96/du_scorpion.html
• http//www.auroville.org/environment/web_of_life/s
  corpions.htm