Scientists in Colombia have discovered a new species of scorpion, Tityus achilles, which can spray venom to defend itself ...

Species that possess venom are some of the most badass in the animal world. Now, a new member has joined their ranks – a scorpion from Columbia that represents the first venom-spraying species of ...

Newly described scorpion can spray and inject its venom — the first South American species known to do this. A scientist has discovered the first species of South American scorpion that sprays ...

Scientists have discovered the first South American scorpion known to spray venom, using a costly but effective defence ...

Photos from Laborieux (2024) Had the scorpion just sprayed venom ... which can only release their venom by stinging, the new species can “spray” and even “flick” two types of venom ...

Scorpions are almost always milked by hand, one by one. And one scorpion produces, at the most, just two milligrams of venom at a time. So, let's do the math. If you owned one scorpion you would ...

Tityus achilles or the Achilles’ scorpion, was found to have the unusual ability to spray venom, a defense mechanism not typical for scorpions. This discovery was made by Léo Laborieux during a ...

The venom from a deathstalker scorpion can be deadly. It can also make you quite a bit of money. Here's why. Following is a transcript from the video: Narrator: The deathstalker is one of the most ...

Extracting a peptide called BmKn2 from the venom of the scorpion Mesobuthus martensii Karsch, then modifying it into another peptide called Kn2-7, the team was able to boost BmKn2’s natural ...

A scientist has discovered the first species of South American scorpion that sprays its venom — a behavior previously only observed in two genera of scorpions found in North America and Africa.