Scorpion by Kevin
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Scorpions live in warm places like North and South America and have adapted to their environments. They protect themselves using their stingers and claws. Scorpions typically eat insects and have lived on Earth for over 350 million years, before dinosaurs existed.
Scorpion by Kevin
- 1. All about scorpions BY KEVIN XU About Scorpion About scorpion
- 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS Questions and Answers Page Fast Facts Page Reference Page About Me Page
- 3. Where Do Scorpions Live? My animal lives in warm places such as in north and south America Rainforests Scorpions have lived before the dinosaurs 350 millions years ago.
- 4. How has the scorpion adapted to its environment? Its shell keeps it warm during the desert nights. It also can protect itself by the stingers of the tail and their claws.
- 5. Scorpions habitat… Scorpions are commonly thought of as desert animals, but in fact, they occur in many other habitats, including grasslands and savannahs, deciduous forests, pine forests, intertidal zones, rain forest and caves. Scorpions have even been found under snow-covered rocks at elevations of over 12,000 feet in the Himalayas of Asia.
- 6. The scorpions enemies are… Other scorpions because they feed upon each other Owls, mice, bats, lizards
- 7. How does the scorpion protect itself? Scorpions protect itself by using its stinger to sting other animals and also the scorpions claw .
- 8. How are baby scorpions born? Scorpions are not fully developed when they are born, and will continue to develop until the first molt of their exoskeleton in 7 to 21 days, depending on the species. As the babies are born, they quickly crawl up their mother’s pincers and legs to take a position on her back, where they will safely ride until they molt.
- 9. What do baby scorpions look like? The baby has small short legs and no stinger and the stinger usually starts growing when it is 3 years old.
- 10. What do scorpions eat? Scorpions typically eat insects.
- 11. Scorpion Fast Facts Type: Bug Diet: Carnivore Average lifespan in the wild: 3 to 8 years Size: Average, 2.5 in (6 cm); Largest, 8.3 in (21 cm) Did you know? Scientists aren't sure why, but scorpions are fluorescent under ultraviolet light. Size relative to a tea cup
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- 13. My name is Kevin Xu. I was born on May 19. My favorite things to do are play games, play with my brother Winston, and go to PE. About Me