Talk:Semblance/@comment-25405817-20170108011216/@comment-73.207.210.210-20170212075728

A graze from Tyrian's stinger could still very much envenom Qrow. Because of the size of the hypodermic barb (that'll be important in a second), it would still very likely be sharp enough to cause a laceration. In a standard scorpion stinger, two venom glands funnel into the barb which it does through actively, not passively through weight on the stinger itself. Scorpions also release almost all of their venom in the first sting. As such, a larger barb would also have a larger "needle" that could theoretically release that venom as it cuts along the skin instead of pumping directly through a puncture. Given the nature of the injury and size difference in the venom glands between a normal scorpion and Tyrian, application of the venom along a laceration would almost certainly envenom the target.