Welcome to Operation Scorpion !
The scorpion - a creature that commands fear, hate, awe and respect. What is the truth behind it ?
Our site introduces you to all aspects of scorpions - both the good, the bad and the myths. So go on ! Bravely click on the pages that follow, and you will be rewarded with a wealth of information.
A little description of the topics
General features:
Here you'll be able to know from the start, what are scorpions, where are they from...
How to feed them. If you dont know anything about scorpions, then this is the page you should
access.
Myths and legends:
We'll go back in time and discover how scorpions were called, how they were venerated...Were they gods?
Come and find for yourself.
Reproductive behavior:
How? When? What is scorpions' gestation time?
Here we'll cover everything about their reproduction.
Scorpions in captivity:
Can we live with them? Go here and you'll find information about their treatment and maintenance.
Geographical range or scopions:
You can't reach them until you know where they're located...
They occur in many continents...in almost all the countries...
Do you want to know where?
Medical usage of scorpions:
They're not only a venomous specie you've to be warned.
They can also be used for different purposes...like medicines?
Details and photos of scorpions:
Have you ever seen a real scorpion? or a real one in a picture? I think yes.
But...do you know what are their names or if they're poisonous? Access this page and you'll
learn much more about them.
Scorpion venom:
When we say "scorpion" we think about a poisonous venom capable to kill us all
just in a few seconds. Is that right? If so, we're wrong. Why? Find out by yourself.
Anatomy and morphology of scorpions:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...hey! how many legs does a scorpion have?
How can they catch a prey during the dark night? What colour is their blood?
We've covered the external and internal features of scorpions.
Prey and predators:
What do they catch? Insects? Small animals? How do they do that?
You'll find information about all this questions(and many more), just in this page.
Field and laboratory methods:
Do you want to keep a scorpion? Where? In their own(natural)habitat?
In any other place? Find how by going to this page.
Ongoing research:
Our Ongoing Research is a feature of our webpage, where we showcase our experiments and results for the public. At the same time, we strongly encourage participation in order to help to develop our research. As such, in our online research, we conduct surveys and polls to show certain statistics.
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