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 ...

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 ...

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.

The venomous creature, unlike any other known species, sprays its toxic venom from a distance, making it even more dangerous than typical scorpions. Researchers were left stunned by the scorpion's ...

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

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

The new species, called Tityus achilles (T. achilles), was discovered in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia, in the mountainous Magdelena rainforest region. It is unique and requires ...

If you've ever stopped at an airport convenience shop or gassed up at a truck stop or shopped at a gag-gift store, you've seen them: scorpion lollipops. Or, as they are officially known ...