Scorpion

The Scorpion is a rare bug that can be found on the ground anywhere in your town between the months of July and September, between the times of 7pm to 4am. It can be sold for 8,000 bells, like the Tarantula. When traveling it makes a rattling sound, unlike the Tarantula's heavier scuttling.

Catching the Scorpion
The Scorpion is 1 of 4 "harmful" bugs. Both Scorpions and Tarantulas attack you if they are agitated and you have your net out. Scorpions, when you are not around them walk very slowly. However if you walk or run towards them they will start moving faster, this is their agitated state, and if you take out your net while they are in the agitated state, they will attack you, and if they get you, you must restart back at your home. To catch a Scorpion, first of all find one, then make sure it is walking in its calm state. Take out your net, before you go up to it. Now walk very slowly, as if you were moving through flowers. Continue to walk to it until you are right by it. Now, wait until it is in a strategic place, and swing. If you miss it, it will attack you. It sells for 8,000 Bells to Tom Nook, and can be donated to your Museum. The Scorpion's small size also makes it hard to notice if the player is not paying attention, so you must stay alert during the time the Scorpion appears if you want to encounter it without being stung. It also attacks like the Tarantula. Also, the scorpion will always appear around the same area every time you see one, just like the Tarantula. There may be more than one of these areas.thumb|254px|right|Here is a video of a player catching a scorpion

In Wild World
Upon donation to the museum, Blathers the curator will say;

"I've heard that a scorpion can be affected by it's own poison, you know. If so, why carry around such dangerous material? Blech! Foolish wretch... If I walked around with a piano above my head, I'd expect to be squashed, wot!"

After donation, the scorpion can be found on the second tier of the museum, in the same enclosure as the tarantula. The scorpion and tarantula can be seen battling with each other when both have been donated. The scorpion can be seen shaking its stinger at the tarantula (once donated), which makes a rattling noise. The tarantula can be heard making a hissing-type noise in return, which might be associated with the insect's defense mechanism of scratching hairs at enemies. They will circle each other, and eventually both run towards eachother and collide, then begin their battle again. If the scorpion is donated on its own without the tarantula, it will be aware of the player's presence and shake its stinger at them instead, but never attacking. If the player has the net equipped when walking in the museum (although it won't be visible), sometimes the scorpion will lunge out of its area and chase the player.

In City Folk
Upon donation to the Museum, Blathers the cureator will say,

''"...Scorpions are assuredly attention getters. They've got those colors that say, "Stay back! I'm poisonous!" However, it seems only a tiny group of scorpions have venom lethal enough to off you with one sting. Mischievous scorpions that look like highly poisonous ones probably fooled folks into thinking otherwise."''

Encyclopedia Information
In Wild World and City Folk, players can access information about fish and insects in the menu. Regarding the scorpion:

Wild World

 * Size: 160 mm.
 * Season: Summer.
 * Time: Night.
 * Their "tail" is actually part of their stomach.

City Folk

 * Size: About 160 mm.
 * Season: Summer
 * Time: Night
 * Those things that look like tails are actually extensions of their stomachs.

Further Information
Scorpions are a nocturnal arthropod that can be found throughout the world in dry, arid locations, as well as tropical rainforest. Most species, while they have the ability to sting, are not dangerous to humans. The dangerous species tend to be very small, save the Emperor Scorpion.

As scorpions are notorious for squirming into cracks and crevices when the sun rises, anyone who is residing in jungles should be careful, and on occasion they may find their way into boots and shoes which has caused a number of fatalities.

Some species in North American deserts literally glow-in-the-dark in the form of ultraviolet light, which is thought to help decide when the sun is rising so it has suitable time to seek a hiding place for the day to hide from predators. As they can see the colour green, it is thought they are perfectly aware of their luminescence.

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