One of the most dangerous scorpions in the world, is the deathstalker. The irony about this scorpion is that; what makes it dangerous, also happens to be the most expensive liquid in the world. This liquid is expensive that it costs a whooping sum of $39 million per gallon . Getting the money to buy this liquid is not the only problem, getting the liquid itself is another problem. For as much as $130, you’ll get a very tiny droplet that’s smaller than a grain of sugar.
You might wonder why this liquid is so expensive; this liquid is milked out of the Scorpion by hand, one by one. Apart from this fact, one scorpion produces only two milligrams of venom per time.
Now, let’s do a little calculation. If you own one of these scorpions, you will need to milk it 2.64 million times, just to fill a gallon. To be honest, you can’t do this without getting stung. Even though a single sting is not enough to kill a healthy human, it’s very very painful.
A man known as Steve Trim, has survived and explained what the sting of this scorpion looks like. He said that the pain is more painful than that of the pain of a hundred bee stings. It’s also causes and emotional trauma, and it can definitely ruin your day.
Steve Trim is the founder of Venomtech, he is one of the guys that’s brave enough to deal with these dangerous animals. They deal on this deadly venom, because the venom contains so many important components that have been used to discover so many breakthroughs in the field of medicine.
For example, chlorotoxins are used to treat some types of cancer cells in the brain and also the spine. This liquid is used in the discovery of some certain tumours in the body. Researchers have also used this liquid to find the cure of malaria. Scientists are also using this liquid for a research to find the cure of some certain bone diseases.
The benefits we’ve mentioned, are just a few benefits that have been found, there are many more that are yet to be found. The demand of this amazing venom continues to grow everyday. Scientists are currently researching on ways to get this liquid in an easier way, instead of this tedious method.
A group of scientists invented the first machine for milking scorpions. This machine is controlled by a remote control. This machine can milk up to four scorpions in a single day. They are hoping to get the machine in the market, to make the milking of scorpions easier.
The major challenge like I said earlier, is not getting the liquid, getting a buyer is more challenging too.