Witness the scorpion spitting acid to make enemies run away

Distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world , the order Uropygi includes scorpions with unique appearances and interesting biological characteristics. Photo: Newsweek.

With a head and body length that can reach 85 mm when fully grown, these scorpions look quite similar to real scorpions, but possess a slender, whip-like tail. Photo: Wikipedia.

Of its eight pairs of legs, whip scorpions only use six for locomotion, while the first two are sensory organs that resemble antennae. They have large pincers like scorpions, but with an additional large spine on the tip of each pincer. Photo: Bryan Maltais / Macrophotobug.com.

Whip scorpions observe things with a pair of eyes in the front and three eyes on each side of their head. This feature is similar to that of common scorpions. Photo: Reddit.

Unlike true scorpions, whip scorpions have venom glands and stingers, but they do have glands near the back of their abdomens that can spray a solution that is a combination of acetic and caprylic acids when threatened. Photo: Christian Frausto Bernal / Flickr.

The acetic acid component makes the liquid they spray smell like vinegar, leading to the other common name, vinegar scorpion. Photo: Fear Not Tarantulas, Inc.

The "flagellate" of this animal is an extension of the abdominal exoskeleton, which only acts as a tactile organ, and does not have a stinger as many people mistakenly believe. Photo: Things Biological.

Carnivorous, whip scorpions hunt at night. They primarily eat insects, millipedes, small scorpions, and terrestrial millipedes. They also occasionally eat worms, slugs, and smaller vertebrates. Photo: Milwaukee Public Museum.

The reproductive habits of whip scorpions are similar to those of common scorpions. Females lay about 40 eggs. The eggs hatch in an egg sac under the mother scorpion's abdomen, becoming white juveniles that climb onto the mother's back and cling to it. Photo: iNaturalist.

Young scorpions grow slowly, going through four molts over about four years before reaching adulthood. They can live for up to four more years. Photo: Lars Fehlandt.

In the wild, whip scorpions prefer damp and dark places, often digging burrows or burrowing under rotten logs, rocks and other natural debris. Photo: Wikipedia.

Vietnam is home to several species of whip scorpions of the genus Thelyphonus. They are common in the southern region, and can also be found in Ho Chi Minh City. They are not dangerous to humans and are useful in controlling pest populations. Photo: Bernard DUPONT / Flickr.

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