r/MadeMeSmile • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • Aug 17 '26

Wholesome Moments Stars shining bright above you!

By @ aerol_peterson

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u/int0this Aug 17 '26

Use UV light that will do wonders

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u/Mydemonswon Aug 17 '26

Oh will it? My daughter has these. Time to try it.

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u/Mmmm-Amethyst Aug 18 '26

If you don't feel like messing with a full-sized black light, they make UV flashlights for pet urine detection / scorpion hunting that are powerful and directed to get that extra oomph when you charge something glow in the dark. 

Protip: those are also great for finding hornworm caterpillars in your garden. 

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u/TheTyrianKnight Aug 18 '26

Scorpions and Caterpillars? I get the finding bodily fluids thing, but how does it help detect arthropods? Bodily fluids in a different way or is it different for arthropods?

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u/IndividualFun1892 Aug 18 '26

Never googled but scorpions glow in black light. Always good to check your yard for them with a black light if you live where they are.

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u/TheTyrianKnight Aug 18 '26

Oh I see. I live in a relatively cold climate so I never really have to worry about scorpions (Which is probably why I didn’t know that, lol.)

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u/space_monster Aug 18 '26

polar scorpions are the most dangerous

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u/fuelstoprolerdogfart Aug 18 '26

I know I should, but I’ve never seen one in person, however knowing how I am near spiders… yeah, best to leave that to other people.

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u/Mmmm-Amethyst Aug 18 '26

They glow under UV light. Really nothing more to it than that. 

I can't personally attest to scorpion hunting, but a green hornworm caterpillar that's basically invisible against a tomato plant under sunlight is much easier to find at night under UV.

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u/TheTyrianKnight Aug 18 '26

Oh neat, I might have to look into why that is sometime.

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u/NeverBob Aug 18 '26

They have phosphors in their skin that emit light when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation.