Turning poisons into profit requires a certain amount of determination and persistence. Did you know that since 2016, more and more farmers around the world have been venturing into scorpion farming for venom? You may also not know that a gallon of scorpion venom can cost up to $39 million (Rs 325 crore) or even more. That’s because this agroproduct is mostly sought after for medical procedures and breakthroughs, as well as for cosmetics. Not only that, insect experts have found that a scorpion’s venom can contain hundreds of different toxins that can be useful not only for humans but even for plants. A video of breeding such a dangerous insect is going viral on social media, making people millionaires.
In the video, it was seen that in the beginning, a woman was holding the tails of the small insects and taking something like water from them. At first, it is difficult to understand what it is. The woman is pouring this milk-like white liquid into a bottle. The insects – scorpion babies – are shown falling from a big box onto the brick. As time passes, these scorpion babies grow on the bricks and start appearing. There is also an arrangement for their food nearby. A woman wearing blue gloves is filling these scorpions in a box.
She is taking these boxes to a separate room and the scorpions are lying quietly in the boxes. She has the body of the scorpion in one hand and in the other hand, she has a pair of pliers with which she presses the sting site. With the help of these pliers, she drops the venom of the scorpions into the bottle. This venom is used for making medicines. On social media, this video shared on Instagram by an account named @learn_with_swathi is getting a lot of views. So far, the video has been viewed more than 1.63 lakh times.
At the same time, 2.63 lakh people liked this video while many people shared it and also commented on it. Commenting on the video, a user wrote that it is the most expensive liquid in the world which is only used to treat cancer in humans. Another user asked what is the price per kilogram or liter. A third user wrote that we may be able to become millionaires by cultivating it but we do not dare to make money this way. When we see them, we get scared. The fourth user wrote that I used to be scared of these scorpions but now I am scared of people like you. Looking at the video, it seems to be from China.
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