#Scorpions

From Ars Technica: Scorpions go terminator mode and reinforce their weapons with metal

New research found zinc, iron, and manganese reinforcing scorpion stingers and claws like tiny biological weapons.

From Reddit - r/everythingscience: Scorpions' claws and stingers are fortified with metals like zinc and iron

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: Scorpions Are So Metal—Literally. New Images Reveal Patterns in How Their Weaponry Is Fortified With Iron, Zinc and Manganese

Scorpions wield some of the natural world's most formidable built-in weapons, from crushing pincers to venomous stingers. Scientists have long known that these structures contain trace metals that strengthen them, but only a small fraction of the roughly…

Many scorpion species carry zinc and other heavy metals in their pincers and stingers, according to new research.