While this tailless whip scorpion may look like a creature from a nightmare, it’s a harmless critter. Contrary to the implication of its common name, it can’t whip or sting and none of its many pointy ...

STEVENSON, Wash. -- On a recent hike to the summit of Dog Mountain, I came across a handful of small, brown scorpions. I'm an avid outdoorsman and backpacker, but I've never seen scorpions in the ...

Two new species of short-tailed whip scorpions have been found living deep inside the cool, humid caves of northeastern Brazil, a study reports. Whip scorpions are not true scorpions, but rather part ...

Although an animal’s common name often helps describe its characteristics and/or relationship to other animals, common names can be misleading. One arthropod reported from the periphery of the Rolling ...