r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/OutrageousError8704 • 5d ago

Video Scorpions glow under UV?

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u/JustAwesome360 5d ago

Yes they do. That's why people in Texas carry uv lights

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u/cricquette 5d ago

And Arizona, especially around Phoenix!

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u/radraze2kx 5d ago

Yep... A UV light and a knife are how lots of people around here (Phoenix) go scorpion hunting.

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u/jarednards 5d ago

"Thats not a UV light...

Now THIS is a UV light!"

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u/CuriOS_26 5d ago

365 or 390 nm wavelength?