scorpion
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A scorpion is photographed burrowing into the shifting dunes of India's Thar Desert.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
What do you think when someone approaches you now in a “Drive” scorpion jacket?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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 is like a scorpion riding the frog’s back. When they sting, one of the biggest economies hurt by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz will be the Iranian economy,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Six of the monsters were yoked like oxen, pulling a two-story-tall siege tower fitted with a giant scorpion ballista.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Exploring the dunes at night, Raul saw many scorpions searching for prey but as temperatures rose after sunrise, the scorpion dug into the sand to escape the intense heat.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
To try and better understand this ancient world, we compared the size of fossil scorpions with other animals alive at the time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 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
It is a barely visible eight-legged creature belonging to the group that includes spiders, scorpions, and ticks.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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