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Scorpion Behavior Assessments: Taking the Sting Out of Behavioral Interpretation, Marissa Harrison

When our team shared conflicting impressions of scorpion behavior during their use as animal ambassadors for a Halloween event, we decided our understanding of each scorpion’s temperament was insufficient to determine if their behaviors during and after the event were abnormal. We initiated a Scorpion Behavior Assessment to provide a baseline for future comparison. Our team jointly reviews a scorpion’s feeding habits and behavior records, and then walks it through a series of interactions to assess typical locomotion speed, defensive behavior tendencies, reaction to touch stimuli, and recovery post stimulus. Meet our scorpions and their wonderful and varied personalities! Presenter: Marissa Harrison, Thanksgiving Point Butterfly Biosphere This paper presentation was given at the 2024 Invertebrates in Education and Conservation Conference in Tucson, AZ. For more information about upcoming conferences visit www.titag.org