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Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, [1] are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida. Pseudoscorpions are generally beneficial to humans because they prey on clothes moth larvae, carpet beetle larvae, booklice , ants , mites , and small ...
It is capable of flight, but its wings are rarely used. It is covered with fine, black hairs. It is well known for its habit of raising its long and uncovered abdomen and opening its jaws, [2] rather like a scorpion when threatened. [4] Although it has no sting, it can give a painful bite with its strong, pincer-like jaws.
Mecoptera (from the Greek: mecos = "long", ptera = "wings") is an order of insects in the superorder Holometabola with about six hundred species in nine families worldwide. . Mecopterans are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals raised over the body that look similar to the stingers of scorpions, and long beaklike
A variety of martial arts films and video games have been entitled Scorpion King. [134] [135] [136] Scorpion pose in yoga has one or both legs pointing forward over the head, like a scorpion's tail. [137] Since classical times, the scorpion with its powerful stinger has been
Nepidae is a family of exclusively aquatic Heteropteran insects in the order Hemiptera. [1] They are commonly called water scorpions for their superficial resemblance to scorpions, due to their raptorial forelegs and the presence of a long slender process at the posterior end of the abdomen, resembling a tail. [2]
The “unique” creature was found in southern India, researchers said.
The male has a pair of claspers at the end of its tail (for holding the female during mating), [6] giving it a scorpion-like appearance, [6] although it is not a stinger. The adult insect has a wingspan of about 35 millimetres (1.4 in), [ 6 ] with wings that are mostly clear, but have many dark spots or patches.
According to reports, the scorpions went on a stinging spree, which resulted in more than 500 people being sent to hospitals for treatment. Flooding causes property damage and a scorpion stinging ...