08 May, 2026

A review of the genus Nebo in Oman and the description of three new species

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  Graeme Lowe has published a review of the genus Nebo  Simon, 1878 (Diplocentridae) in Oman. Three new species were identified. Nebo   feul...
05 May, 2026

Discovery of an unknown cave-dwelling scorpion from Australia

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  It is always interesting to read about new, cave dwelling scorpions. Some of these are just troglophiles without any special morphological...
04 May, 2026

Heavy metal scorpions

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  No, I'm blogging about the heavy metal band Scorpions! :) Sam Campbell and co-workers have recently published an interesting study loo...

A new species of Scorpio from Saudi Arabia

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  Abdulhadi Aloufi and co-workers have recently published an article describing a new species of Scorpio  Linnaeus, 1758 (Scorpionidae) from...
27 April, 2026

Ecological and social contexts of scorpion stings in Manaus, Brazil

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  Scorpionism is a well known problem in Brazil and also in many urban areas. In a recent article, Zehev Benzaken and co-workers have a more...
24 April, 2026

The effects of insecticide-contaminated prey on predatory behavior in the scorpion Tityus pusillus

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  Pesticides are commonly used in the fight against "pest-insects" like cockroaches. This can be harmful for other animals, like t...
23 April, 2026

A revision of all scorpion taxa of the world

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  Yesterday I was informed about a recent monograph published by Lorenzo Prendini containing a complete revision of all scorpion taxa of the...