Scorpion

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Pseudochactoidea

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Buthoidea

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Chaeriloidea

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Chactoidea

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Iuroidea

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Scorpionoidea

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See the classification section for families.

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A scorpion is an invertebrate animal with eight legs belonging to the order Scorpiones in the class Arachnida.

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The scorpion body is divided into 2 main segments: the cephalothorax and the abdomen. The cephalothorax consists of the prosoma and the abdomen of the mesosoma and the metasoma;

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Prosoma: the “head” of the scorpion comprising the carapace, eyes, chelicera (mouth parts) and pedipalps (claw).

Invertebrate: Invertebrate is a term coined by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck to describe any animal without a spinal column. It therefore includes all animals except vertebrates (fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals)....

Arachnida: redirect Arachnid...

Scorpion related Images and Photos (experimental)

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