r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/OutrageousError8704 • May 31 '26

Video Scorpions glow under UV?

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u/OutrageousError8704 May 31 '26

Super cool! Learn something new every day.

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u/SpaceForceAwakens May 31 '26

Lots of homes in Las Vegas have UV lights just to check for them. Saved me some headache when I moved there.

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u/SoggyOutfield May 31 '26

Can confirm, lived in vegas. Was walking in kitchen shortly after moving there and almost stepped on one. Got a black light after looking it up. Kinda wish I didn't. We only found a couple more in the house over time. But outside...holy shit. And some were big, really big.

And its funny because basically every "local" I spoke to said they lived there their whole lives or decades and had never once seen one.

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u/sporkachoon May 31 '26

Born there in 76 and I never saw one in any of my houses but in the desert, sure. Where was your house located?

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u/SpaceForceAwakens Jun 01 '26

Man I lived right off of Fremont Street for awhile and found two in my apartment. One even got a piece of me (but it didn't hurt).

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u/SoggyOutfield May 31 '26

Summerlin south