What is the metasoma on a scorpion?
Scorpions have a segmented appendage on their back end called a metasoma, used to sting, hunt prey, mate, dig and defecate. Its anus is also on the metasoma, as are its intestines and ventral nerve cord. Where is the Gaster on an ant? The gaster is the bulbous posterior portion of the metasoma found in…