Why Are Scorpions Fluorescent

Under UV light, almost all species of scorpions glow a bright green color, but why Thanks to Capital One Shopping for sponsoring a portion of this video Avoid Paying Full Price. Get Capital One Shopping for free using this link: A huge thanks to Prof. Carl Kloock for the interview and taking us scorpion hunting at the Panorama Vista Preserve. References: Zwicky, K. T. (1968). A light response in the tail of Urodacus, a scorpion. Life Sciences, 7(6), 257262. Kloock, C. T. (2005). Aerial insects avoid fluorescing scorpions. Euscorpius, 2005(21), 17. Gaffin, D. D., Bumm, L. A., Taylor, M. S., Popokina, N. V., Mann, S. (2012). Scorpion fluorescence and reaction to light. Animal Behaviour, 83(2), 429436. Kloock, C. T., Kubli, A., Reynolds, R. (2010). Ultraviolet light detectio