Manchurian Scorpion - Mesobuthus martensii is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. Its common names include Chinese scorpion, Manchurian scorpion, Chinese armor-tail scorpion and Chinese golden scorpion. Despite its common name, this scorpion is not only found in Manchuria or China, but also in Mongolia and Japan.

Under UV (blacklight) light, scorpions glow an eerie blue/green color, and it’s fairly dramatic. It’s not known why scorpions have this trait, but one theory is that it helps them find places to hide even when it’s very dark.

This is not only true of all scorpions, alive and dead, but scientists have seen fossils millions of years old that still glow.

Scorpions glowing is definitely something to see!