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Narrative
Scorpions (Order Scorpionida) are found worldwide in warm climates. Scorpions have a pair of pinchers and a long tail ending in a poison gland or stinger. All species are poisonous. Some are deadly. There are approximately 2,000 species worldwide; about 70 species occur in North America.
Taxonomy
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Latin
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English
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Animal
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Phylum
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Arthropoda
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Jointed Legged Animals
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Class
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Arachnidae
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Spiders And Scorpions
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Order
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Scorpionida
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Scorpions
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Family
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SubFamily
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References
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| Genus | Species |
| Cytheitis | rhodopteron |
| Cytheitis | schultzei |
| Graphium | arcesilaus |
| Graphium | earis |
| Graphium | hipparchus |
| Graphium | iphitas |
| Graphium | orthosilaus |
| Iphimedeia | niepelti |
| Iphimedeia | richardus |
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