Scorpion Scorpio Zodiac

Scorpio Scorpion! Perfect for the lover of anthropods, astrology, astronomy, taxidermy and vintage loveliness. Real black forest scorpion! Heterometrus laoticus to be exact. Indeed a true Arthropod Cutie! These critters are approximately 7 inches long from pinchers to tail!Mounted on a Vintage Zodiac Sign Reproduction Print from Urania’s Mirror Star Atlas. This artwork from "Urania’s Mirror - a View from the Heavens", a set of constellation cards first published by Samuel Leigh of the Strand, London, in November 1824 makes the perfect background for this pinchy critter.5" x 7" ---Scorpions are arthropods, they have eight legs, two pedipalps, and a tail with a venom-injecting barb. Scorpions have two venom glands that produce venom used in hunting and self-defense. They do not have bones instead they have an exoskeleton made of chitin, which is similar to the shell of a shrimp.A great addition to any cabinet of curiosities or classroom educational tool!The critter pictured is an example