Scorpion
Predatory order of arachnids
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Interest in “Scorpion” spiked on Wikipedia on 2026-06-03.
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Key Takeaways
- Scorpions are predatory arachnids with eight legs, a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always ending with a stinger.
- They mainly live in deserts but have adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions, and can be found on all continents except Antarctica.
- Their taxonomy is being revised to account for 21st-century genomic studies.
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WikipediaScorpions are predatory arachnids with eight legs, a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always ending with a stinger. The evolutionary history of scorpions goes back to the Silurian Period, approximately 430 million years ago. They mainly live in deserts but have adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions, and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. There are over 2,500 described species, with 22 extant (living) families recognized to date. Their taxonomy is being revised to account for 21st-century genomic studies.
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