6 pp. / Originally published: 2001 / Scorpions have long been of interest to humans primarily because of their ability to give painful and sometimes life threatening stings. Scorpions are also an important and beneficial component of many ecosystems and they are one of the oldest known terrestrial arthropods. Fossil scorpions found in Paleozoic strata 430 million years old appear very similar to present day species.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/146712 |
Date | 06 1900 |
Creators | Gouge, Dawn, Olson, Carl |
Contributors | Entomology |
Publisher | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
Source Sets | University of Arizona |
Language | en_US |
Detected Language | English |
Type | text, Pamphlet |
Relation | University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Publication AZ1223, Urban Pest Series No |
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