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Scorpion Mother Carrying Babies on Her Back
They are scorpions for a reason.
Scorpion Mother Carrying Babies on Her Back
A scorpion can have as many as 100 babies in a single brood.
They are born alive, rather than hatched from eggs like other insects. At birth, the exoskeleton, or outer shell of the baby scorpion, is extremely soft. They climb onto their mother’s backs for 10 to 20 days until their exoskeleton hardens. The offspring of a female scorpion ride on her back until they consume her entirely, hollowing her out in the process. Upon birth, the babies immediately attach themselves to their mother’s back, feeding on her flesh until she is depleted and perishes.
Afterward, they crawl away to start their independent lives.
