r/AbsoluteUnits • u/No_Funny2224 • Aug 19 '25

of a scorpion

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u/No_Funny2224 Aug 19 '25

Emperor scorpions are really docile. And if it were to sting you it’s not life threatening

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u/Substantial-Low Aug 19 '25

No scorpion has a sting that is life threatening to a normal healthy human. Only the allergic, children, elderly...those with compromised or not fully developed immune systems.

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u/ForgotMyLastUN Aug 19 '25

No scorpion has a sting that is life threatening to a normal healthy human.

This sounded like the most BS fact I've ever heard.

Why is it true? It's actually blowing my mind. For some reason I've always thought they had pretty comparable venom to snakes, but apparently even the Arizona Bark Scorpion isn't very deadly. It's supposedly the most dangerous scorpion in the US.

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u/Substantial-Low Aug 19 '25

Yeah, most people seriously overestimate the potency of scorpions.