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What are the natural enemies of scorpions?

1. Rodents

The rodents that are most harmful to scorpions are mainly rats and weasels. Rats not only eat scorpions, but also bite a large number of scorpions to death, rather than just running away after eating. In addition, rats are born with the ability to dig holes. They can use their sharp teeth and claws to dig through dry walls and the ground to enter scorpion farms, so they are very harmful to scorpions raised in houses and in the mountains.

2. Ants

The natural enemy of scorpions is ants. Ants are the most harmful to scorpions. They are social and gregarious animals. Each individual is small and can penetrate any hole. They can easily invade scorpion farms and then gather together to launch a group attack on scorpions.

The main targets of the ants are small scorpions with relatively low defense capabilities, as well as scorpions that have basically lost their defense capabilities and are in the process of molting. They also often attack female scorpions in the reproductive period. Sometimes, when there are a large number of ants, they can rely on the power of the group to besiege and eat strong adult scorpions.

3. Gecko

The scorpion's natural enemy: the gecko. The gecko, also known as the palace guard, is a reptile that hides during the day and comes out at night. It hides in relatively damp and dark corners, under stones, and in cracks in the soil during the day, and goes out to look for food at night. It is good at vertical climbing, and can even move up and down very smooth vertical objects (such as glass doors and windows) freely, so nothing can stop it from crawling into the scorpion house or nest.

When a larger gecko finds a scorpion, it will swallow it whole. If it encounters a nest of young scorpions, it will continue to swallow a lot until it is full. Fortunately, this animal only likes to move alone and does not like to move in groups, so the harm caused to scorpions will not quickly attract the attention of breeders.

4. Other natural enemies

The natural enemies of other scorpions are few in number, large in size, and often do not attack in groups, making them relatively easy to defend against. Before a mantis reaches maturity, it does not dare to attack a scorpion. After it grows up, it develops strong claws and extremely sharp teeth, which can fight against scorpions.

When attacking, they quickly grab the scorpion's body with their forearms and tear it apart with their teeth to eat. But the scorpion can react in time and shoot the attacker's fat and soft abdomen with its tail stinger. If it can pierce the attacker, it can also defeat the attacker and escape by chance. Sparrows, lizards, frogs, and toads all swallow scorpions whole.

Scorpions have no defenses against anything other than lizards. Scorpions over 3 years old can defeat lizards. In indoor breeding, in addition to the above-mentioned rodents and ants, domestic chickens will also eat scorpions if they enter the breeding pond, so they should also be prevented from entering.

Knowledge about scorpion habits.

Scorpions are afraid of strong light

Centipedes, spiders, and scorpions are among the most common small reptiles kept as pets. Different people keep scorpions for different purposes. Some may keep them for their medicinal value, while others may just like them. Understanding their habits can help us keep them.

1. Physiological habits of scorpions:

1. Scorpions are nocturnal animals. Although they like moisture, too wet places are not good for their growth. They like darkness and fear strong light stimulation. They like to live in groups, like quietness and are not active. They have the habit of recognizing nests and groups. Most scorpions live together in fixed nests. Generally, there are males and females, big and small, living in harmony in a large scorpion nest, and rarely kill each other. However, if they are not from the same nest, they will often kill each other when they meet.

2. Scorpions have the habit of hibernation. They usually come out of hibernation in mid-to-late April, after the Waking of Insects, and slowly go back to hibernation in early November. They are active for about 6 months a year. During the day, scorpions usually come out after sunset between 8 and 11 pm, and return to their nests at 2 to 3 am the next morning. This activity pattern usually occurs on warm, windless, dry nights, and they rarely come out on windy days.

3. Although scorpions are cold-blooded animals, they are relatively cold-resistant and heat-resistant. Scorpions can survive in an external environment with a temperature between 40°C and -5°C. The growth, development and reproduction of scorpions are closely related to temperature. When the temperature is below 10°C, scorpions are not very active. When the temperature is below 20°C, scorpions are also less active. The most suitable temperature for their growth and development is between 25 and 39°C. When the temperature is between 35 and 39°C, scorpions are most active, their growth and development are accelerated, and their offspring and mating are mostly carried out within this temperature range. When the temperature exceeds 41°C, the water in the scorpion's body evaporates. If the temperature is not reduced in time and water is not replenished in time, the scorpion is very likely to become dehydrated and die. When the temperature exceeds 43°C, the scorpion will die quickly. The activity, growth, development and reproduction of scorpions are closely related to temperature, and the optimal temperature is between 35 and 38°C. Therefore, we must pay attention to mastering when breeding scorpions artificially.

Scorpions don't like raw food

4. Scorpions have a strong avoidance for various strong smells, such as paint, gasoline, asphalt, various chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, quicklime, etc. The stimulation of these substances is very harmful to scorpions and may even be fatal. Scorpions are also very sensitive to various strong vibrations and sounds, which sometimes scare them away, stop eating, mating, reproduction, and giving birth, etc.

2. Scorpion's eating habits:

Scorpions are carnivorous animals that feed on various arthropods, such as various insects and terrestrial mollusks. They especially like to eat soft, juicy, and protein-rich small animals. They like to eat various spiders, centipedes, locusts, crickets (detailed introduction), earthworms, slugs, mealworms, rice moths, and corn borer larvae. Under artificial breeding conditions, mealworms are an ideal scorpion bait. Scorpions also like to eat fresh meat, such as pork, beef, fish, and frog meat, but they do not eat cooked food. Scorpions kill each other due to food shortage, lack of water, dryness, or excessive density.

3. Reproduction habits:

Scorpions are dioecious animals. Sexually mature female scorpions have two estrus periods a year. One is in May and June, and the other is in estrus shortly after the female scorpion gives birth to the baby scorpion, which is about August. After the female scorpion goes into estrus, the male scorpion must be caught and released immediately for mating. In a nest of scorpions, the ratio of males to females is generally 3:1.

Scorpions are carnivorous, and some species will take a small amount of plant feed (such as the whole scorpion), and feed on invertebrates such as spiders, crickets, small centipedes, larvae and nymphs of various insects, and even small geckos. They eat very slowly.

1. Scorpions are nocturnal animals. They like moisture but are afraid of dryness, darkness but are afraid of strong light stimulation. They like to live in groups, prefer to be quiet and not active, and have the habit of recognizing nests and groups. Most scorpions live together in fixed nests. Generally, there are males and females, big and small, living in harmony in a large scorpion nest, and rarely kill each other. However, if they are not from the same nest, they will often kill each other after meeting.

2. Scorpions have the habit of hibernation. They usually come out of hibernation in mid-to-late April, after the Waking of Insects, and slowly go back to hibernation in early November. They are active for about 6 months a year. During the day, scorpions usually come out from 8 to 11 pm after sunset, and return to their nests at 2 to 3 am the next day. This activity pattern usually occurs on warm, windless, dry nights, and they rarely come out on windy days.

3. Although scorpions are temperature-changing animals, they are relatively cold-resistant and heat-resistant. Scorpions can survive in an external environment with a temperature between 40°C and -5°C. The growth, development and reproduction of scorpions are closely related to temperature. When the temperature drops below 10°C, scorpions are less active. When the temperature is below 20°C, scorpions are less active. The most suitable temperature for their growth and development is between 25 and 39°C. When the temperature is between 35 and 39°C, scorpions are most active, their growth and development accelerate, and their birth and mating are mostly carried out within this temperature range. When the temperature exceeds 41°C, the water in the scorpion's body evaporates. If the temperature is not reduced in time and water is not replenished in time, the scorpion is very likely to become dehydrated and die. When the temperature exceeds 43°C, the scorpion will die quickly. The activity, growth, development and reproduction of scorpions are closely related to temperature, and the optimal temperature is between 35 and 38°C.

4. The growth and reproduction of scorpions are also closely related to the humidity of the external environment. When breeding scorpions, you must pay close attention to the moisture content of the feed and the humidity of the breeding grounds and nests. Generally speaking, the activity site of scorpions should be slightly humid, while the nests they inhabit should be slightly drier, which is conducive to the growth, development and reproduction of scorpions. If the nests are too humid, they are easily invaded by microorganisms, and it is very difficult for scorpions to shed their skin; if the activity site of scorpions is too dry and the water content of the feed is insufficient, it will also affect the normal growth and development of scorpions and even induce cannibalism.

5. Scorpions prefer darkness and fear light, especially strong light stimulation, but they also need a certain light intensity to absorb the sun's heat, improve digestion, speed up growth and development, and facilitate the hatching process of the embryo in the pregnant scorpion. They prefer to move under weaker green light.

6. Scorpions have a strong avoidance for various strong smells, such as paint, gasoline, kerosene, asphalt, and various chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, quicklime, etc., which shows that their sense of smell is very sensitive. The stimulation of these substances is very harmful to scorpions and may even be fatal. Scorpions are also very sensitive to various strong vibrations and sounds, which sometimes even scare them away, stop eating, mating, reproduction, and giving birth, etc. (Baidu Encyclopedia)