Local Scorpions | California Academy of Sciences

Just in time for Halloween! Scorpions are lurking in your backyard (really!). Don't worry, they're relatively harmless (and adorable!). Two fun facts: they fluoresce in ultraviolet light and they're the only arachnid to give birth to live young.
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