A team of Chinese researchers has completed the first analysis of the venom of the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion, which lives in southwestern China. In addition to many known venom molecules, the team ...

Scientists have discovered a one-of-its-kind venom-spraying scorpion species in the rainforests of Colombia, capable of launching toxins several times its own body length. The new species Tityus ...

The deathstalker scorpion has been credited with saving lives. Learn how this obscure arachnid from the deserts of the Middle East and Northern Africa rocketed to media stardom. Its venom has been ...

Fables have long cast scorpions as bad-natured killers of hapless turtles that naively agree to ferry them across rivers. Scientists, however, see them in a different light. Insect toxicologists and ...

Scientists in Colombia have discovered a new species of scorpion, Tityus achilles, which can spray venom to defend itself from a distance. This mechanism, previously only seen in African and North ...