scorpion
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Some specimens preserve flap-like structures on the abdomen resembling features seen in modern crustaceans such as lobsters, raising the possibility that the giant scorpion could move between water and land.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
What do you think when someone approaches you now in a “Drive” scorpion jacket?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
To avoid the high prices of Scotch bonnets, she also uses locally grown Moruga scorpion peppers, which are native to Trinidad.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
The turtle agrees to carry the scorpion across the river after being reassured that he will not sting him, since doing so would doom them both.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
On their wedding night a scorpion that had got into her slipper bit Rebeca on the foot.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Its appearance bears little obvious resemblance to the spiders and scorpions that descended from its broader evolutionary lineage.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Spiders belong to a large group of invertebrates called chelicerates, which also includes scorpions and ticks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Shooting on location meant dealing with typhoons, scorpions and snakes, and working with kids meant shorter work days.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
It was infested with so many scorpions that anyone entering the bathroom at night carried a flashlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
They looked like a cross between giant scorpions and elongated crabs — but still without recognizable heads or eyes.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
