Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger. Scorpions range in size from 9 mm to 20 cm
There are thirteen families and about 1,750 described species and subspecies of scorpions. In addition, there are 111 described taxa of extinct scorpions.
This classification is based on that of Soleglad & Fet (2003), which replaced the older, unpublished classification of Stockwell.Additional taxonomic changes are from papers by Soleglad et al.
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| wild scorpio in UK |
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| world dangerous scorpio |
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| statue of scorpio |
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| Deathstalker Scorpion Dangerous |
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| friendship of scorpio |
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| Kalajengking |
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| wild scorpio |
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| scorpio-tattoo |
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| scorpio 2 |
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| wild Scorpion |
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| scorpion-desert plastic |
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| scorpion-sized |
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| wild insect scorpion |
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| scorpion bite |
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| bird biteing scorpion |
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| children observing scorpion |
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| scorpion in desert |






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