Talk:Scorpion

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Semi-protected edit request on 14 May 2022

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Scorpions are not found here in New Zealand, only pseudoscorpions are. Although New Zealand is thankfully free of scorpions, we do have pseudoscorpions! They look very similar to their counterparts, but without the fearsome tail and sting.

Source: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018639383/critter-of-the-week-the-pseudoscorpion 119.224.49.230 (talk) 07:48, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (talk) 18:36, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 16 May 2022

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Some people like to keep these animals as pets, and they can make very easily cared for pets. There are many scorpions that you could get as a pet, orwo of the best beginners are the Asian Forest Scorpion or the Emperor Scorpion. 195.252.203.183 (talk) 18:54, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. MadGuy7023 (talk) 19:19, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Error

Can someone please help fix a error in wich Thyusana included thrips instead of silverfish (insect) because thrips are not Thyusanans? 2600:4040:BFEF:9F00:C04D:8C80:8EDA:1930 (talk) 12:34, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 20 March 2024

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I suggest to add this picture to the paragraph "Fluorescence": https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scorpion_euscorpius_carpathicus_vis-uv.jpg This picture shows the difference in the appearance in normal light to UV-light. In normal light the scorpion is camouflaged, with UV it glows bright. Thank you for your efforts & greetings from Germany! erinacaeus Erinacaeus (talk) 20:58, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Thank you for your requested edit and for your contributions to Wikimedia Commons, as it appears you are the picture uploader. This appears to be a case of taste or personal preference. In that case, I will prefer the status quo. I don't know how much value the reader is going to get in seeing the comparison when there is no shortage of non-UV scorpion images in functionally similar positions. It seems most appropriate for the section named to focus on images of scorpions under UV light. Cheers! —Sirdog (talk) 04:43, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification tag

@EducatedRedneck: You added a clarification tag in the etymology section. Looking at the possible meanings of IE, I see Indo-European family of languages. Perhaps that's what is meant? I'm 90% thinking it is, but that's not 100%... - UtherSRG (talk) 22:51, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@UtherSRG That's was my guess as well, with the same thinking; I'm not 100% sure, which is a clarity issue. That whole statement about "no native etymology" is unsourced, so maybe I should've just put a CN tag on that. EducatedRedneck (talk) 23:50, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking the same thing, but not with enough confidence to make any edits along those lines. DonIago (talk) 06:37, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's right. Fixed. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:40, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cool. But what does it mean to have no native Indo-European etymology? - UtherSRG (talk) 21:56, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It would mean that there were no scorpions on the Steppes of South Russia where the Yamnaya lived, so that the word did not exist in Proto-Indo-European, and that the word had been borrowed from another language family when Indo-European people arrived in Greece and encountered the animals. The first half of this is likely true but not easy to source; the second part is now sourced. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:59, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]