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An arthropod of the class Arachnida and order Scorpionida. It varies in length from less than 2 in (5 cm) for the small bark scorpions of Arizona to 8 in (20 cm) for some African scorpions. Most scorpions are nocturnal and reclusive and are most active when the night temperatures remain above 70\u00b0F (21\u00b0C). The tail of the scorpion contains two venom glands connected to the tip of the stinger.<\/p>\n

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An arthropod of the class Arachnida and order Scorpionida. It varies in length from less than 2 in (5 cm) for the small bark scorpions of Arizona to 8 in (20 cm) for some African scorpions. Most scorpions are nocturnal and reclusive and are most active when the night temperatures remain above 70\u00b0F (21\u00b0C). The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-s"],"yoast_head":"\nScorpion - Definition of Scorpion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An arthropod of the class Arachnida and order Scorpionida. It varies in length from less than 2 in (5 cm) for the small bark scorpions of Arizona to 8 in (20 cm) for some African scorpions. 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