found: Work cat.: Fet, V. Laterobasal aculear serrations (LAS) in scorpion family Vaejovidae (Scorpiones:Chactoidea), 2006:PDF p. 1 (the telson aculeus; the scorpion's aculeus; the telson, where scorpion's toxic gland resides, with its spectacular "stinger" (aculeus))
found: The biology of scorpions, c1990:p. 15 ("The metasoma consists of five segments (somites XVII-XXI) plus the telson, or "sting," which is not considered a true segment ...The telson is subdivided into the bulbous vesicle and the needlelike aculeus.") p. 75 (venom glands of scorpions lie inside the telson, and each has a secretory duct that empties into the aculeus) p. 154 (syringelike aculeus on the telson) p. 315 (the sting)
found: Savory, T. Arachnida, c1977:p. 119 ("The last segment bears the telson, a bulb-like reservoir which contains the poison gland and which is produced into the sharp curved point of the sting.")
found: Snow, K.R. The arachnids, 1970:p. 50 (Sting (telson))
found: Snodgrass, R.E. A textbook of arthropod anatomy, 1965:p. 60 ("... the tail [of scorpions] has five segments (XV-XIX), not including the terminal sting.") p. 65 ("The sting of the scorpion consists of a large, bulbous basal part and of a long, sharp, decurved distal spine that contains near its tip the outlets of the venom glands in the bulb.")
found: Grzimek's animal life encyc., c2004:v. 2, p. 350 (telson (stinger); telson terminates in sharp curve, which serves as stinger)
found: Pennak, R.W. Collegiate dict. of zoology, c1964(telson 3. The terminal stinging segment of a scorpion)
found: Gordh, G. A dict. of entomology, c2001(Aculeus 1. Hymenoptera: The Sting. Structure is incorrectly called a "stinger." 2. Diptera: A slender, sclerotized, often curved and apically pointed projection in the reproductive system of male Tipulidae. 3. Lepidoptera: Minute, hair-like projections on the wings and other structures beneath the scales of primitive moths. Syn. Microtrichia)
found: Henderson's dict. of biological terms, 2000(aculeus (1) prickle growing from bark; as in roses; (2) sting or hair-like projection; (3) sting of an insect)
found: McGraw-Hill dict. of sci. and tech. terms, c2003(aculeus [INV ZOO] 1. A sharp, hairlike spine, as on the wings of certain lepidopterans. 2. An insect stinger modified from an ovipositor; stinger [ZOO] A sharp piercing organ, as of a bee, stingray, or wasp, usually connected with a poison gland)
found: Web. 3(aculeus zool : a sharp-pointed process; specif. : an insect's ovipositor esp. when modified into a sting)
found: The American heritage dict. of the English lang., via WWW, Dec. 11, 2006(sting noun 3. A sharp, piercing organ or part, often ejecting a venomous secretion, as the modified ovipositor of a bee or wasp or the spine of certain fishes; stinger 2. A stinging organ or part)
found: Wikipedia, Dec. 11, 2006(A stinger (or sting) is a common term for a sharp organ or body part found in various animals and plants that usually delivers some kind of venom (usually piercing the skin of another animal) or an electric shock. A poisonous stinger differs from other piercing organs in that it pierces by its own action, as opposed to teeth, which pierce by the force of jaws, or thorns, which pierce by the action of the victim ... Animals with stingers include bees, wasps, hornets, and scorpions - although the scorpion's stinger is not homologous to that of the other three, but is rather an example of convergent evolution)
