22 interesting facts about scorpions

Scorpions — these are creatures that have hardly changed for several hundred million years. And why should they change if they are already ideally adapted by nature to survive in almost any conditions? They — ideal predators, tenacious, ruthless and deadly.

Interesting facts about scorpions

1. The number of eyes in a scorpion varies from six to twelve, depending on the species.
2. Scorpions don’t drink water — they get enough moisture from the food they eat. But in the event of a forced hunger strike, they still begin to drink water.
3. Without food, they can do up to one and a half to two years.
4. All scorpions are poisonous without exception, but not all of them the poison is strong enough to be dangerous to humans or large animals.
5. These creatures are found on all continents except Antarctica (interesting facts about Antarctica).
6. It was they who became the first arthropods that, many hundreds of millions of years ago, got out of the sea onto land.
7. The size of fossils the marine ancestors of scorpions are impressive — they reached a length of one meter.
8. In ultraviolet light, many species of scorpions glow slightly.
9. In the event of a nuclear war, cockroaches, contrary to popular myth, will not survive, but scorpions — very likely. They are able to safely endure a dose of radiation that is a thousand times higher than the lethal dose for you and me.
10. Scorpions prefer a hot climate, but they are also found in the mountains at an altitude of up to five kilometers. They even live on the slopes of Everest (interesting facts about Everest).
11. The size of the smallest scorpions does not exceed one and a half centimeters, and the largest — exceeds 20 cm.
12. Without exception, scorpions prefer to be nocturnal.
13. They crawl well on walls, they can even climb into the window of an apartment located on the second or third floor.
14. People are afraid of scorpions, but, fortunately, this is mutual — they prefer to settle away from us, and attack people only if a person is too close.
15. Their eyesight is very weak, but they are very sensitive to the smallest vibrations of air and soil (interesting facts about vision).
16. A hunting scorpion will only attack prey that is no larger than itself — one that he can eat.
17. Scorpions locked in a tight space with each other often kill and eat their own relatives.
18. In total, there are about 1500 species of these creatures in the world.
19. Bees kill more people every year than scorpions (interesting facts about bees).
20. The hotter the climate, the more poisonous scorpions live in these parts.
21. They live up to 20- 25 years old.
22. Sometimes, after mating, the female scorpion kills and eats the male.