The new species, called Tityus achilles (T. achilles), was discovered in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia, in the mountainous Magdelena rainforest region. It is unique and requires ...

Scientists in Colombia have discovered a new species of scorpion, Tityus achilles, which can spray venom to defend itself ...

from arthropods to mollusks to mammals, use toxungens in defense and occasionally for hunting. These compounds may be sprayed, smeared or passively transmitted. The scorpion is able to deliver ...

Newly described scorpion can spray and inject its venom ... A wide variety of animals, from arthropods to mollusks to mammals, use toxungens in defense and occasionally for hunting.