scorpion

Table of Contents

References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Images & Videos

What did the ancient Greeks say about Scorpio?

Crazy in love: Why some animals eat their mates

How meerkats survive venomous scorpion stings

dorsal and ventral views of a scorpion

arachnid diversity

Behold the multitude of Amazonian arthropods including spiders, scorpions, beetles, and mantids

For Students

scorpion summary

Read Next

Female meadow adder snake (Vipera ursinii) Also called meadow viper or Ursini's viper. Reptile venomous poisonous tongue

What’s the Difference Between Venomous and Poisonous?

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Discover

Young women with rainbow painted faces - symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender - LGBT - watch the San Francisco Pride Parade in 2015. Gay pride human rights civil rights spectators California

Why Is Pride Month Celebrated in June?

Ancient Mayan Calendar

Our Days Are Numbered: 7 Crazy Facts About Calendars

Chinese dragon sculpture or statue.

10 Legendary Creatures from Around the World

Panoramic view at sunrise of moai, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

6 Lost Civilizations

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.

Where Do Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?

Turtle, tortoise, reptile. Uses assets 88582 & 89606

What’s the Difference Between a Turtle and a Tortoise?

Deck chairs under a beach umbrella.

When Does Summer Start?

scorpion: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Jun 05, 2025

News •

Alagie Wally expresses delight after inclusion in Scorpion squad • June 4, 2025, 3:22 AM ET (The Point)

Facts

Also Known As	Scorpiones • Scorpionida

Photos and Videos

dorsal and ventral views of a scorpion

arachnid diversity

What did the ancient Greeks say about Scorpio?

Crazy in love: Why some animals eat their mates

How meerkats survive venomous scorpion stings

Behold the multitude of Amazonian arthropods including spiders, scorpions, beetles, and mantids

See All Videos and Images →

Topics

chactid chaerilid diplocentrid iurid buthid bothriurid vejovid Brontoscorpio anglicus Gigantoscorpio willsi Scorpio maurus spider acarid daddy longlegs mite tick sunspider false scorpion whip scorpion tailless whip scorpion book lung

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

arachnid: Introduction

Quiz

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.

Creepy Crawlers Quiz

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination

Creepy Crawlies Quiz

vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.

Animal Factoids

List

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Demystified

Female meadow adder snake (Vipera ursinii) Also called meadow viper or Ursini's viper. Reptile venomous poisonous tongue

What’s the Difference Between Venomous and Poisonous?