Scorpion - Scorpion

Japanese: サソリ(蠍) - サソリ

A general term for the Scorpionidae order of the Arthropoda class. There are approximately 600 extant species. Most are 4-6cm long, but the largest, the Copper Scorpion (distributed in West Africa), can reach 18cm. They are characterized by large palps with scissors-like tips and a poisonous stinger at the rear end of their abdomen. Some are highly venomous, but the poison is generally not as strong as commonly feared. They are nocturnal and feed mainly on insects. The dance that males and females perform when mating is well known. They are ovoviviparous. The female carries the newly hatched young on her back and protects them. Many species are found in the tropics and subtropics, with the Yaeyama scorpion and the Spotted scorpion found in Okinawa and Taiwan, and the Spotted scorpion found in the Ogasawara Islands.

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Japanese:

節足動物蛛形(ちゅけい)綱サソリ目の総称。現生種約600。体長は４〜6cmのものが多いが，最大種のダイオウサソリ（西アフリカに分布）では18cmに達する。先端がはさみ状になった大きな触肢と，腹部後端の毒針が特徴。猛毒をもつものもあるが，普通は一般に恐れられているほど毒性は強くない。夜行性で昆虫を主食とする。交尾の際に雌雄が向かい合ってするダンスはよく知られる。卵胎生。雌は孵化(ふか)したばかりの子を背中に乗せて保護する。熱帯・亜熱帯に種類が多く，沖縄・台湾にヤエヤマサソリとマダラサソリ，小笠原にマダラサソリを産する。

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