Description[]
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always ending with a stinger. The evolutionary history of scorpions goes back 435 million years. They mainly live in deserts but have adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions, and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. There are over 2,500 described species, with 22 extant (living) families recognized to date. Their taxonomy is being revised to account for 21st-century genomic studies.
Function[]
There is no mentioned function for scorpions in the franchise.
In real life, Scorpions are used for their venom in order to create medicine and for medical research, they are also used for food in China where fried Scorpion is a delicacy in Shandong, Scorpions are also used as common but dangerous pets like tarantulas and snakes.
Appearances[]
Dragons: The Nine Realms[]
Season 6[]
In "Web's Masters", while looking for Webmaster Eugene calls out him name but D'Angelo tells him to stop yelling and Alex doesn't want the Deathgrippers to come back or as she describes them as Scorpion dragons.
