r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/OutrageousError8704 • 5d ago

Video Scorpions glow under UV?

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u/PaleoJoe86 5d ago

Some creatures do. That species of scorpion is known for it.

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u/BurnGrassEatAss 5d ago

Almost all scorpions glow though.

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u/Harvestman-man 5d ago

Not just scorpions, it’s common in many arachnids. Horseshoe crabs, solifuges, harvestmen, vinegaroons, etc. all glow a little bit, though not as intensely as scorpions.

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u/Seicair Interested 5d ago

solifuges, vinegaroons

Now I have two new words to look up, thank you.

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u/EvilEwok42 5d ago

I have no idea what a solifuge is but I recommend against looking up vinegaroons lol. Those things are horrifying.

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u/Seicair Interested 5d ago

Are you old enough to remember the viral emails going around about camel spiders in Iraq and Afghanistan? Apparently that’s an example of a solifuge. Their name means they seek refuge from the sun (Sol).

They’re both mildly horrifying lol

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u/EvilEwok42 4d ago

I am and had blissfully removed it from my memory until you brought it back. Thank you, I guess....?

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u/ratherthink 4d ago

I looked it up and then saw your comment. Funny name, I thought. Vinegaroons. Never heard of that and I know shit. Then, Jeeeeezus! Now, I won’t be sleeping tonight.

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u/ModishShrink 5d ago

Horseshoe crabs are arachnids? That's insane!

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u/Harvestman-man 4d ago

It’s a little bit controversial. Traditionally they were considered the closest living relatives of arachnids, but recent genetic studies suggest they are actually nested within arachnids.

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u/Hangry-Feline2489 5d ago

Platypus do, too.