FINDING NATURE’S TREASURES 
73 
“Oh, ho! What a fine treasure that is!” said Uncle 
Jack, when he saw it. “That is not a spider, and it is 
not a crawfish. It is a mother scorpion.” 
“Buddy wanted to pick it up,” said Marylee, “but I 
told him that you said not to pick up things unless we 
knew what they were.” 
“You are right to remember what I told you,” said 
Uncle Jack. “Buddy would have been very, very sorry 
if he had picked up this scorpion. Do you see the long 
tail that she holds over her back? Do you see that sharp 
point on the end of her tail?” 
