scorpion

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Human-sized sea scorpions and enormous nautiloids with pointed shells stretching up to five meters hunted through the water.

From Science Daily

Seasoned diplomats rehearsed rigid protocols to prevent misunderstandings between two nuclear powers poised like scorpions in a jar.

From The Wall Street Journal

The venom of an Amazonian scorpion species may contain a compound capable of helping treat breast cancer, a disease that remains one of the top causes of death among women.

From Science Daily

At one degree, you were just shy of being born in Scorpio season, an energy echoed in the placement of your Venus in the eighth house of the underworld, traditionally associated with the scorpion.

From Los Angeles Times

Adventuring parties pour in, lured by gold and glory, but quickly learn that success hinges less on brute strength than on how well you can cook a scorpion.

From Salon