scorpion

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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

When asked why, the scorpion replies, “Because it is in my nature.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The 7th District, which looks like a scorpion, is appropriately dastardly, stretching from mountainous country in the western part of the state straight to expressways over the Potomac River into Washington D.C.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

This approach allowed them to estimate where high risk scorpion species are most likely to live and which environmental features shape their distribution.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

He started to explain about the scorpion but she wasn’t interested.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar