scorpion

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The helpers look after the pups, nurse and feed them, protect them from predators, and even teach them how to eat a scorpion safely.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“This is like a scorpion riding the frog’s back. When they sting, one of the biggest economies hurt by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz will be the Iranian economy,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Published in Environmental Research Communications, the study focuses on central Morocco, one of the world's most severe scorpion sting hotspots.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Allusion in the previous episode to the scorpion and frog fable?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

He could not move until the scorpion moved, and it felt for the source of the death that was coming to it.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck