• Biswajit Mishra
• Dr. Siba Prasad Parida

Scorpions are nocturnal terrestrial arthropods and known as living fossil. Scorpions show combination of physiological adaptations, along with behavior, morphology which regulate their habitat. Scorpions use its body and venom as defense against natural predators. They will aggressive and inject venom if they are molested or threatened. Maximum activity seen in reproductive period of scorpions, young scorpions reach maturity slowly and may require five years to attain their maturity. Scorpion feeds by cannibalism or upon small organisms like rodents, insects, and other small animals. This present study was undertaken for analysis of resting behavior in scorpion in captive condition of some random species of India. During captive condition these natural activity changed, as there was no need to struggle for shelter, food and any threat from predators. This study can help naturalists and researchers for exploring more of this phylum in some extent from different countries of the planet.

Scorpion, living fossil, captive condition, activity, India, laboratory testing ground

"Studies On The Resting Behaviour Of Scorpion In Captivity", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no.429-435, April-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004263.pdf

"Studies On The Resting Behaviour Of Scorpion In Captivity", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no. pp429-435, April-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004263.pdf