Today's topic is scorpions. No, not these guys, although they can truly rock you in a manner similar to a cyclonic sub-tropical depression.
Apparently scorpions can survive for long periods without food or water. What if all those scorpions encased in acrylic are still alive? I might saw mine open to see. If he is alive after spending his life on a Wal-Mart shelf and then my desk, he certainly deserves to roam free on the desert floor.
In the interest of accuracy, I will seek to confirm two rumors:
1. Cats can and will eat scorpions with no problems.
2. Cats are immune to scorpions.
My cursory research says both are not entirely true. I'll post my findings in a future article. Until then, shake out your shoes.
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clay thompson is great. in 6th grade science class we had a class scorpion that had baby scorpions on her back, it was pretty cool. id bet seeing a cat eat a scorpion would be way cooler though. could cats be immune because of their ancestor felines that probably ate so many bugs that they built up some sort of genetic tolerance to scorpion toxins? you should look into that theory.
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Keep up the blog...I miss it. Can parrots eat scorpions?
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