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{{Infobox Species | {{Infobox Species | ||
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|type = Arachnid | |type = [[Arachnid]] | ||
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|affiliation = [[Adric]] | |affiliation = [[Adric]] | ||
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|first = The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story) | |first = The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story) | ||
|appearances = ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy that Time Forgot]]''}} | |appearances = {{il|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy that Time Forgot]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Phoenicians (audio story)|The Phoenicians]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[I, Rorius (audio story)|I, Rorius]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]''}} | ||
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{{looks like||Black scorpi|Dahensa|Scorpionkind|Skithra|Xaranti}} | {{looks like||Black scorpi|Dahensa|Scorpionkind|Skithra|Xaranti}} | ||
'''Scorpions''' | '''Scorpions''' were a type of [[arachnid]] with powerful claws and a [[poison|venomous]] sting in their tail. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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In [[BC#2nd millenium BC|1400 BC]], [[Peri Brown]] and [[Erimem]] were almost attacked by thousands of scorpions sent by [[Yanis]], but they managed to escape. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)|The Eye of the Scorpion]]'') | In [[BC#2nd millenium BC|1400 BC]], [[Peri Brown]] and [[Erimem]] were almost attacked by thousands of scorpions sent by [[Yanis]], but they managed to escape. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)|The Eye of the Scorpion]]'') | ||
In the 9th century BC, King [[Pygmalion]] of [[Tyre]] sent several scorpions in an attempt to assassinate his sister, [[Elissa]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Phoenicians (audio story)|The Phoenicians]]'') | |||
In [[India]] in [[1947]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] were menaced by scorpions which had been mutated by [[zytron energy]], but the Doctor drove them off with his [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]'') | In [[India]] in [[1947]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] were menaced by scorpions which had been mutated by [[zytron energy]], but the Doctor drove them off with his [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]'') | ||
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[[Scorpionkind]] were a species of predatory [[animal]] on [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cats of New Cairo (audio story)|The Cats of New Cairo]]'') | [[Scorpionkind]] were a species of predatory [[animal]] on [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cats of New Cairo (audio story)|The Cats of New Cairo]]'') | ||
[[Category:Earth predators]] | [[Category:Earth predators]] | ||
[[Category:Earth arachnids]] | [[Category:Earth arachnids]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Species from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Venomous species]] | [[Category:Venomous species]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:33, 9 December 2023
Scorpions were a type of arachnid with powerful claws and a venomous sting in their tail.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
An intelligent race of giant scorpions formed after the extinction of Earth's dinosaurs were led by the Scorpion King, who taught them to recite Block Transfer Computations. (AUDIO: The Boy That Time Forgot)
In 1400 BC, Peri Brown and Erimem were almost attacked by thousands of scorpions sent by Yanis, but they managed to escape. (AUDIO: The Eye of the Scorpion)
In the 9th century BC, King Pygmalion of Tyre sent several scorpions in an attempt to assassinate his sister, Elissa. (AUDIO: The Phoenicians)
In India in 1947, the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble were menaced by scorpions which had been mutated by zytron energy, but the Doctor drove them off with his sonic screwdriver. (PROSE: Ghosts of India)
References[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Tong of the Black Scorpion was a criminal organisation on Earth whose members all had scorpion tattoos on their hands. To avoid giving up information about their organisation they were expected to swallow a pill containing scorpion venom. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
The Fourth Doctor compared the destruction of Mentalis by its own automatic defence mechanisms to a scorpion stinging itself to death. (TV: The Armageddon Factor)
Avram named the robots which guarded the path leading to Utnapishtim's city "zuqaqip," or "scorpion men," as they had claws, mandible-like antennae and a "sting." (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)
Scorpion-like species[[edit] | [edit source]]
Richard Lazarus was periodically mutated into a scorpion-like creature at random intervals as an unintended side-effect of his Genetic Manipulation Device. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)
Scorpionkind were a species of predatory animal on New Earth. (AUDIO: The Cats of New Cairo)
