While this tailless whip scorpion may look like a creature from a nightmare, it’s a harmless critter. Contrary to the implication of its common name, it can’t whip or sting and none of its many pointy ...

On a garden wall in a coastal town on Cyprus, a yearslong search for an ancient creature was successful. Datingjungle via Unsplash For the better part of a decade, researchers searched the dark and ...

Coming across a whip scorpion for the first time can be a frightening experience. Although they look like true scorpions, they’re not actually scorpions and don’t possess a venomous sting. They are ...

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For the better part of a decade, researchers searched the dark and damp nooks and crannies of a Mediterranean island. Cyprus, off the southern coast of Turkey, was suspected to be a new home for an ...