Literally meaning that bees and scorpions are poisonous; used as a metaphor to warn that even small or seemingly insignificant things can be dangerous or cause great harm.

The larva or nymph of a dragonfly or damselfly, which lives in the water and feeds on small aquatic animals.

the poisonous tail of a scorpion; a metaphor for a harmful person or thing

a tiny resentment or disagreement; literally scorpions and mustard seeds used to represent things that are small but stinging or irritating

Calligraphy with strokes that are powerful and sharp; originally used by the Jin Dynasty calligrapher Suo Jing to describe his own writing as having hooks as bright as silver and tails as sharp as a scorpion's sting