Texas national park warns of acid-spraying whip scorpions Jordan Williams
Big Bend National Park in Texas is warning of acid-spraying whip scorpions.
In a Facebook post, the park said the summer rains bring vinegaroons out of their burrows in search for food and love.
Vinegaroons are about three inches long, are nocturnal and can t see very well. The critters are relatively benign unless you happen to annoy them, the park said.
The scorpions can pinch with their heavy mouthparts and can shoot a spray made up of 85 percent acetic acid, a primary component in vinegar, from the base of their whip to protect themselves.
Acid-shooting whip scorpions are roaming a national park in Texas
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