Scorpions have poor eyesight and use a neat trick to avoid being eaten themselves. They cast an eerie greenish, yellow glow under UV light. Scientists believe that under UV light, their whole body ...
A Tityus achilles, or Achilles’ scorpion, (left) and another Tityus scorpion species (right) under UV light. Photos from Laborieux (2024) Thousands of new species are found each year.