Scorpions

Scorpion Taxonomy

	Kingdom	Phylum	Subphylum	Class	Order
Classification	Animalia	Arthropoda	Chelicerata	Arachnida	Scorpiones

Anatomy

Scorpions are invertebrates, which means that they do not have a backbone. All arthropods, including scorpions, spiders, insects, and crustaceans, are defined by their exoskeletons, jointed appendages, and segmented bodies. One of the most characteristic traits of scorpions are their long tails that curl over there backs and end with a venomous stinger. A scorpion's body is divided into two main parts which are the cephalothorax and the abdomen. The cephalothorax is located at the front of the body and it includes their large pincers, their mouth parts, and their eyes which are found on top of the cephalothorax. The posterior portion of the body is the abdomen