Islamic State militants are launching bombs containing live scorpions as the latest terror weapon in Iraq.
Canisters of the creatures are being blasted into towns and villages, according to a British military expert who has just returned from the country.
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, ex-head of chemical and biological weapons for the Army and Nato, said: “It’s madness. IS have improvised devices to launch them.
“They promote the fact that they are doing it and it creates panic.
“Scorpions are robust – even if they are launched a couple of miles, when the canister breaks thousands are flung out and start crawling all around.
“Some scorpions are very poisonous but the main thing is creating fear.”
