22 June, 2009

Gestation period and litter size in Leiurus quinquestriatus

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Luc Ross has recently published a research note on the gestation period and litter size in Leiurus quinquestriatus (Buthidae). Abstract: Th...
19 June, 2009

Scorpion envenomations in children i Morocco

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Even though most scorpions cause only mild and local symptoms, a few species do cause more serious symptoms in some parts of the world. And ...
18 June, 2009

Water loss in scorpions living in arid environments

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Scorpions are very common in many arid areas and many species are well adapted to a life in areas with high temperatures and low precipitati...
10 June, 2009

A new fossil species in the genus Tityus from the Dominican Republic

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A new species in the genus Tityus (Buthidae) has been described from a specimen in amber from the Dominican Republic. Tityus hartkorni Lou...
03 June, 2009

A new species of Microtityus from Colombia

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The genus Microtityus (Buthidae) is a group of small sized scorpions with a Neotropical distribution. Botero-Trujillo, Erazo-Moreno & P...
29 May, 2009

The scorpion Files has technical problems

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Due to server instability, The Scorpion Files is not available in periods. Hopefully, this will be fix soon, but I'm in the hands of the...
28 May, 2009

Body malformations in a few Iranian scorpions

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Body malformations and anomalies in scorpions are reported from time to time. One of the most famous cases was Pepe - The two-tailed scorpio...