When it comes to scorpions – the bigger, the better (for us)

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Researchers from Galway, Ireland, tested the theory from the Indiana Jones movie; when it comes to scorpions – the bigger, the better”. They collected data from 36 different scorpion species and showed that the smaller scorpion species have a toxin 100 times stronger than the bigger scorpion species.

 

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