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Yeah, but even scorpions need their mums to protect them when they're little and defenseless. I'm assuming the same applies to steefs.
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Not all invertabrates need parental care. Many reptiles and other vertabrates do without it, seldom talking about scorpions. Scorpions are one of few (though not as few as you'd think) examples of invertabrate parental care, since usually it's not necessary.
Orphan could mean at only a few years old, but by 4 or 5 (equivalent) age, he may be able to take care of himself anyway, possibly taught, but perhaps not. Also, probably be easier for him than human, due to (guessing) more herbiverous diet perhaps, and that he may have been able to walk and run at an earlier age, comparable to animals such as reindeer and wildebeest, able to run usually within 24 hours of birth. Raised by animals for a short period may be plausible, however, assumign that's what BM meant.
We just don't know enough about his personal background, or certain facts about Steef to make an especially acurate assumption.