The distribution and scale of metal enrichment among the deadly arthropods' weapons have been discovered for the first time.

Learn how metals like zinc and manganese reinforce scorpion stingers and claws, and how their placement shapes strength, durability, and hunting behavior across species.

Scientists studied 18 species and found iron and zinc concentrated at the puncturing tips and grasping edges to improve prey ...

The distribution and scale of metal enrichment among the deadly arthropods' weapons have been discovered for the first time.

Differences in zinc, manganese, and iron enrichment across species suggest material properties are tuned to behavior ...

A Smithsonian-led study has revealed that scorpions strategically fortify their stingers and claws with metals like zinc, ...

Scientists used x-ray analysis techniques to examine the composition of scorpions' bodies ...