Scorpions

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Scorpions
     mentioned along with serpents (Deut. 8:15). Used also
     figuratively to denote wicked persons (Ezek. 2:6; Luke 10:19);
     also a particular kind of scourge or whip (1 Kings 12:11).
     Scorpions were a species of spider. They abounded in the Jordan
     valley.