In Colombia, a new species of scorpion, Tityus achilles, has been identified for the first time. This specimen, capable of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 newly engineered CAR T cell that incorporates a peptide isolated from the venom of the deathstalker scorpion has broad brain tumor–binding capabilities that will be investigated in an upcoming ...

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.

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 ...