18 December, 2025

Scorpionism in Ecuador - An updated review

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  Scorpion envenomations are a problem in many countries in South America, but a majority of studies have focused on Brazil. A recent articl...

Are scorpion envenomations a neglected tropical disease?

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  For us who work or have experiences with scorpions, it is well known that some genera and species can cause death and serious morbidity in...
17 December, 2025

A study of circadian rhythms in two species of cave-dwelling Troglorhopalurus species in Brazil

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  Circadian rhythms are important for all animals including humans in governing the organisms daily activities when it comes to both physio...
08 December, 2025

An updated look at scorpion envenomations in Namibia

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  Scorpion envenomations and their medical importance in Namibia have been underreported and neglected. Namibia is the home for several Para...
05 December, 2025

On the occurence of the medically important scorpion Tityus stigmurus in the São Paulo area in Brazil

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  As mentioned in several other posts, the expanding distribution of medical important Tityus  C. L. Koch, 1836 (Buthidae) species in Brazi...
04 December, 2025

A new species of Androctonus from Saudi Arabia

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  Ersen Yagmur and co-workers recently described a new species of Androctonus  Ehrenberg, 1828 (Buthidae) from Najd Plateau of Saudi Arabia....
03 December, 2025

New study on the Buthus species in Tunisia with the description of a new species

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  Sarra Hajri and co-workers have recently published an article looking into the genetics and morphology of the known species Buthus  Leach,...