Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the desert heats up, scorpions — including the notorious Arizona bark scorpions — become more active, leading to more frequent ...

Bark scorpion stings used to mean breathing tubes, sedation and several-day stays in the intensive care unit for children brought to UMC. To combat this, UA researchers and doctors spent 12 years ...

They have a venomous stinger on one end, pincers on the other and a segmented body with eight legs and a bunch of eyes in the middle. They're spiders' even more frightening arachnid cousins. And as ...

LAS VEGAS (CNN) — An 18-month-old boy is recovering in the ICU after being stung by a bark scorpion nearly a week ago, according to his mother, Soraya Parrino. Parrino said her son, Sonny, was stung ...

A study of Tucson children who were stung by bark scorpions and treated with the Mexican-made Anascorp is the subject of an article that will come out in the New England Journal of Medicine today. The ...

Scorpions are common in the Coachella Valley, but one Palm Desert woman claims she's come across an invasive, venomous species in her home. Monday, we investigated the potential spread of the Arizona ...

PHOENIX — It's not yet peak scorpion season, but already Arizonans are getting stung by the little critters. A wet January and a hot February mean the scorpions are out earlier than usual this year.

As the desert heats up, scorpions — including the notorious Arizona bark scorpions — become more active, leading to more frequent sightings not only outdoors but in homes and other buildings. These ...