Scorpion stingers, once thought sterile, are covered in bacteria
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A team of Connecticut researchers recently found that scorpion tail stingers – once thought sterile – are actually covered in bacteria, some of which appear new to science.
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Scorpion stingers, once thought sterile, are covered in bacteria
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