Spanish Name:escorpion

Size: 13-180mm long

Life span: 2-5 years

For more information see:

• Report written by Stephanie

Predators: - Snakes
               - Larger animals
 
 

Adaptations:
- Has 2-5 eyes to see at night
- Walks very fast with its 8 small legs
 

Interesting Facts:
- Scorpions can go for 1 year without eating
- Scorpion babies are developed in the mother and are born alive. They stay on their mother's back for about 12 days.
- After the female mates the male, the female mates the male
- They are arachnids and not insects
- They have been on earth for over 400 million years
- THey are the first arachnids ever found on earth
- Scorpions exoskeleton flouresces under ultraviolet light
- In Mexico 1000 deaths happen every year from a scorpion's poisonous sting
- Out of 1500 species of scorpions 50 are dangerous to humans
 Bibliography: 
See report, by Stephanie V.