Myth “If you put alcohol on a scorpion it will sting itself to death”. One main reason for this is they are immune to their own venom so it would be pointless for them to do this.
I am so sure of this I once showed a friend who swore by this myth by putting a drop of whiskey on my own scorpion, on his tail and head. The scorpion just sat there wondering “hey what hell is going on!” He did have a severe hangover next morning.
The other myth is that if you make a ring of fire around a scorpion it will commit suicide. You could be forgiven for thinking this as the scorpion goes into a fit this is caused by a metabolism malfunctioning as the body over heats, which can give the appearance of it stinging itself to death?
