Scorpion Biodiversity Seen In 'Evolution Canyon'
Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 08:35
in Earth & Climate
Scorpions possess resistance to high temperatures and the ability to conserve water for long periods of time, and as a result thrive in hot and arid parts of the world. But is this global distribution also seen at a more local level? Biologists now show that this is indeed the case, even when European-like and African-like habitats were separated by no more than 100 meters.