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Local Scorpions
October 16, 2017
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Academy arachnologist Lauren Esposito introduces you to the (surprisingly adorable) scorpions lurking in your backyard. Some scorpion superlatives: They fluoresce in ultraviolet light and they're the only arachnid to give birth to live young!
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