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Scorpions give birth to live young.
Unlike insects, which generally deposit eggs outside their bodies, scorpions produce live babies, a practice known as viviparity. Some scorpions develop within a membrane, where they receive nourishment both from a yolk and from their mothers. Others develop without a membrane and receive nourishment directly from their mothers. The gestational stage can be as short as two months, or as long as 18 months, depending on the species. After birth, the newborn scorpions ride on their mother's back, where they remain protected until they molt for the first time. After this, they disperse.
 
Scorpions have long lifespans.
Most arthropods have relatively brief lives compared to other animals. Many insects live just weeks or months. Mayflies last just a few days. But scorpions are among the arthropods with the longest lifespans. In the wild, scorpions typically live from 2-10 years. In captivity, scorpions have lived as long as 25 years.
 
Scorpions can survive just about anything.
Arthropods have lived on land for over 400 million years. Modern scorpions can live as long as 25 years. That's no accident. Scorpions are champions of survival. A scorpion can live for a full year without food. Because they have book lungs (like horseshoe crabs), they can stay submerged underwater for up to 48 hours, and survive. Scorpions live in harsh, dry environments, but they can live on only the moisture they obtain from their food. They have extremely low metabolic rates, and require only a tenth of the oxygen of most insects. Scorpions seem virtually indestructible.
 
Scorpions dance before mating.
Scorpions engage in an elaborate courtship ritual, known as the promenade à deux(literally, a walk for two). The dance begins when the male and female make contact. The male takes his partner by her pedipalps and gracefully walks her back and forth until he finds a proper location for his spermatophore. Once he deposits his package of sperm, he leads the female over it and positions her genital opening so she can take up the sperm. In the wild, the male usually makes a quick departure once mating is completed. In captivity, the female often devours her mate, having worked up an appetite from all the dancing.
 
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