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Record 1 2001-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Paleontology
CONT

Scorpions are arthropods and belong to the class Arachnida which include spiders. ... The last segment of the preabdomen extends to a tergal spine which bears the sting which has poison glands.

CONT

The telson is not considered a true segment, but rather a tergal spine of metasomal segment V. ... It is the posterior-most structure on the scorpion's body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[...] semble homologue de la grande épine tergale du premier segment post-thoracique de certains Olenellidae [...]

Spanish

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