Armed with my newest toy, I headed out into the desert at night to hunt for scorpions. The advertisement claimed that this flashlight could make scorpions glow, or, more precisely, fluoresce, 40 feet ...

About 50 people gathered in the Art Smith parking lot of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument on a balmy Saturday evening. They chattered and smiled as they took swigs of water ...

LOST DUTCHMAN STATE PARK, Arizona (AP) — As the setting sun left a yellow tinge on dirt-colored cactuses as far as the eye could see, park ranger Anna Roberts gave us a lesson on what we were about to ...

Scorpion hunting is something you shouldn’t do on your own. For one thing, it’s dangerous. For another, you could learn a lot more from naturalists at two Nevada wildlife refuges who will be taking ...

When you think about family fun in the desert in the summer, walking through the desert at dusk looking for scorpions might not be high on your list. That would be a shame, says Tracy Albrecht. “I’ve ...

The very thought of getting close to a scorpion may sound scary to some. It’s understandable, considering that they have a stinger at the end of their tail and pincers at the front that don’t look so ...

There has been considerable debate about scorpion luminescence, but the most persuasive explanation is also the most astounding. Although scorpions are well-endowed with eyes –– one pair on top of ...

In this Aug. 18, 2019 photo, a scorpion appears in a tank after being captured in Lost Dutchman State Park, Ariz. Feared, admired and loathed, scorpions have roamed the earth for 450 million years. An ...

LOST DUTCHMAN STATE PARK, ArizonaLOST DUTCHMAN STATE PARK, Arizona — As the setting sun left a yellow tinge on dirt-colored cactuses as far as the eye could see, park ranger Anna Roberts gave us a ...