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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Rants from the Hill” are Michael Branch’s monthly musings on life in the high country of western Nevada’s Great Basin Desert. Our seven-year-old daughter, Caroline, is a tireless athlete, while her ...

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 ...

Alex Goligoski got a phone call this summer from his landscaper, notifying him that a monsoon storm had blown through his neighborhood and popped open a door on his house. He didn’t think much of it ...

LOST 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 lesson on what we were about to hunt ...

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 ...