
1) American young adult novel 2) Saharan stingers 3) Venomous arachnids
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[Iraq] Scorpions was an Iraqi paramilitary force set up by the United States Central Intelligence Agency prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ==History== The covert members were trained in Jordan in target identification, explosives and small arms at two secret bases. Weapons and equipment (including old Soviet Hind helicopters) were supplie...
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[paramilitary] ==History== The Scorpions were founded in 1991 as a regular unit of the Yugoslav People`s Army (JNA).{sfn|Gordy|2013|p=225} They identified as Chetniks.{sfn|Totten|Bartrop|2008a|p=68} Dozens of men joined the unit in mid-1991. Initially composed of Serbs from eastern Slavonia, the unit began its operations during the Battle o...
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Arthropods of the order scorpiones, of which 1500 to 2000 species have been described. The most common live in tropical or subtropical areas. They are noctural and feed principally on insects and other arthropods. They are large arachnids but do not attack man spontaneously. They have a venomous sting. Their medical significance varies considerably...
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