Scorpions: Stinging Crawlers

What is a scorpion?
Scorpions are small animals that crawl around on the ground. They have big pinchers and a stinging tail. They can be very scary.
The smallest scorpions are very tiny. They are less than a half inch (10 mm) long. That is about the size of your smallest fingernail.
The biggest scorpions can grow to be over eight inches (21 cm) long.
Find out more about this amazing animal and learn the answers to these questions:
What do scorpions eat?
Do scorpions glow?
Do both sides of their caw open and close?
How fast can a scorpion move?
And more.

Learn what a scorpion looks like, where it lives, what it eats, who are its enemies, how babies are born, and other fun facts.

Reading Level 3.6
Ages 7 - 10
All measurements in American and metric.

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