Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this video, we explain why scorpions glow under UV black lights. This is true for nearly all scorpions. In the video, we explain why this happens, we show other animals that glow (like eastern fox squirrels), and show what a scorpion looks like as it fluoresces under UV black lights. This video answers the questions:
What animals fluoresce under UV lights?
Do scorpions fluoresce under UV lights?
Do scorpions glow under black lights?
Do scorpions glow under UV lights?
How does fluorescence work?
What is the science behind fluorescence?
Why do some things fluoresce?
What do scorpions look like under a UV light?
What do scorpions look like under a black light?
Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
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In this video, we explain why scorpions glow under UV black lights. This is true for nearly all scorpions. In the video, we explain why this happens, we show other animals that glow (like eastern fox squirrels), and show what a scorpion looks like as it fluoresces under UV black lights. This video answers the questions:
What animals fluoresce under UV lights?
Do scorpions fluoresce under UV lights?
Do scorpions glow under black lights?
Do scorpions glow under UV lights?
How does fluorescence work?
What is the science behind fluorescence?
Why do some things fluoresce?
What do scorpions look like under a UV light?
What do scorpions look like under a black light?
Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
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