Scorpion use in the pharmaceutical industry are collected from the wild in Pakistan. Farmers in the Thatta District are paid about US$100 for each 40 gram scorpion and 60 gram specimens are reported to fetch at least US$50,000. The trade is reported to be illegal but thriving. Fried scorpion is a traditional dish from Shandong, China. Scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping pedipalps and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger. Scorpions range
A Perfumed Scorpion A Perfumed Scorpion A Perfumed Scorpion is a non-fiction book by the Sufist writer, Idries Shah, that was first published by Octagon Press in 1978, the same year that he published two other major works: "" and "The Hundred Tales of Wisdom". Shortly before he died, Shah stated that his books form a complete course that could fulfill the function he had fulfilled while alive. As such, "A Perfumed Scorpion" can be read as part of a whole course of study. The book contains the substance of lectures given by the author at various universities in the United States under