Newly identified scorpion species ‘spits’ venom to defend itself

A new-to-science Colombian scorpion can shoot venom from its stinger up to 35 centimeters to hit something, instead of always having to inject it. The tactic is thought to be a way of defending against suspected predators.

We don’t know what happens when poison gets into an animal’s eye, mouth or nose, he says Leo LaborieuxHe made his discovery at Harvard University…