Giant Whip Scorpion Mastigoproctus giganteus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) (Arachnida: Thelyphonida (=Uropygi): Thelyphonidae) by William H. Kern, Ralph E. Mitchell

“…To encounter a giant whip scorpion for the first time can be an alarming experience! …”
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Improving the Activity and Selectivity of a Scorpion-Derived Peptide, A3a, against Acinetobacter baumannii through Rational Design by Dalton S. Möller, Mandelie van der Walt, Carel Oosthuizen, Miruna Serian, June C. Serem, Christian D. Lorenz, A. James Mason, Megan J. Bester, Anabella R. M. Gaspar

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Twostriped Walkingstick, Anisomorpha buprestoides (Stoll) (Insecta: Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae) by Michael C. Thomas

“…Other names applied to it and to stick insects in general include devil's riding horse, prairie alligator, stick bug, witch's horse, devil's darning needle, scorpion, and musk mare (Caudell 1903). The last common name is particularly apt as this species is capable of squirting a strong-smelling defensive spray that is painfully irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes (Gray 1835, Meinwald et al. 1962, Eisner 1965, Stewart 1937, Hatch et al. 1993, Paysse et al. 2001, Dziezyc 1992). …”
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