By: Arezoo Hosseinzadeh-Saisan

Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering / Leadership Studies

Nature always has lessons to teach. Africa is famous for its deserts and creatures living in it. Most creatures living in deserts try to protect themselves from the "sand whips" (Sandstorms) by digging deep through the sands. However, there is a type of scorpion -called Androctonus australis, that will stay  stay on the surface during sand whips, and are able to scurry off without any apparent damage.