Forum:Can I attack with 8-Claws Scorpion and then......

Can I attack with 8-Claws Scorpion and then flip him into face down defense position to protect him?

another Insect Question: If I Special Summon Swarm of Scarabs into face down defense position with INSECT IMITATION, can I flip him immeadiatly into face up and then face down and destroy a monster???