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pincher claws are covered with sensitive hairs. 

 When a beetle or other unfortunate insect touches 

 these hairs, he is caught by the strong claws and 

 held. The scorpion lifts his flexible abdomen 

 and tail rapidly up and forward over his head 



Modified from Riversid» Natural History 



Fig. 40. Scorpion 



and pierces the body of the insect with the sharp 

 spine. The poison under the spine oozes into the 

 wound and kills the insect. His own poison does 

 not hurt the scorpion's digestion. As bOon as the 



