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scorpion. Confine a scorpion in a circle of fire and it will commit suicide, stinging itself to death. A good story but not true. In addition, the true scorpion is immune to its own ven- om. The American lizards often erroneously called scorpions are harmless. True scorpions are cannibalistic, but they do care for their young, carrying the newborn on their backs for about a week after birth. |