The Arizona bark scorpion, with its sharp, electric sting, and the aggressive Africanized honey bee, known for its painful stings and swarming behavior, further highlight the potential risks.

But rather than resorting to romance, some species' courtship rituals appear to include an assault of stings or bites. Dr Ronald Jenner, venom evolution expert at the Museum, helps explain some toxic ...

"Soaring sting numbers Last year — the latest dataset available — there were 152 deaths from scorpion stings in Brazil, compared with 140 from snakebites. That was an increase from 2019 ...

That was an increase from 2019, when 95 deaths by scorpion sting were recorded. According to Brazil's health ministry, there were more than 200,000 scorpion sting incidents registered last year ...

"Cities are growing unchecked" and the spread of trash they bring means more food supply for scorpions, Chiariello said. "This is leading to more contact with people, which means more accidents." - ...