Cannibalism has been reported in scorpions on several occasions. Predatory cannibalism is probably most common, but sexual cannibalism has also known to occur. Generally, a larger scorpion eats a smaller scorpion.
Recently, Ersen Yagmur and co-workers published a study of six cases of cannibalism in five buthid species in Turkey. The cases and cannibalism in scorpions in general are discussed in the article.
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Reference:
Yagmur EA, Lira AFdA, Kurt R, Tezcan E, Kartal I, Sipahioglu Ö. Does size matter? Reports of cannibalism in scorpions (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Turkey. North-Western Journal of Zoology. 2025;21(1):90–2. [Open Access]
Thanks to Ersen for sending me their article!
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