%0 Journal Article %T Scorpions in the modern Cuban culture: An introductory iconography. %A Armas %A L. F. de %J Euscorpius %D 2011 %I Marshall University %X Some graphic examples of the role of scorpions in the present-day culture of Cuba are presented. They include tattoos, jewels, carpets, caps, and drawings by children, among other objects of personal or social usage. Increased use of this arachnid as a cultural element among Cuban people during last 50 years seems to be directly related with globalization, mostly through the TV and movie %K Scorpions %K Cuba %K culture: %U http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2011_116.pdf