Scorpion
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Scorpions are arachnids known for their poisonous sting and large pincers.
Scorpions come in a variety of species worldwide and eat any small creature that can be caught with their large pincers and stinging tail. Scorpions were held in high regard in ancient times by both the ancient Egyptians, who dedicated a year in their zodiac, known as the Year of the Scorpion, and by the ancient warlord, the Scorpion King, who took not only his namesake, but the image of scorpions as well on his shield, emblems, and his bracelet.
One scorpion was sent millennia ago by the god Anubis, who was offered a pyramid of gold by the Scorpion King, as well as the Scorpion King's soul: the scorpion scuttled out of the sands of Ahm Shere, where the Scorpion King was dying of heat and thirst, and appeared before the warlord. The scorpion was seized by the King and, despite its stings, was promptly chewed up and eaten by the Scorpion King, who in turn received an oasis from Anubis, where he could recuperate.
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The scorpion filmed in The Mummy Returns that was chewed up and eaten by the Scorpion King was portrayed by a computer-generated creature when emerging from the sand, and a rubber prop scorpion for the scene in which the Scorpion King chews on it.
[edit] Appearances
- The Mummy Returns (First appearance)
- The Mummy Returns (novelization)
- The Scorpion King
