South American Scorpion Sprays Venom
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Scientists discover rare venom-spraying scorpion in Columbia

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Tityus achilles is the first species of South American scorpion that sprays its venom.
The behavior was previously only observed in two genera of scorpions found in North America and Africa .
The new species was discovered in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia .
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