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  • 2021-06-28 (xsd:date)
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  • Is the 'Picajopo Sting' Scorpion Real? (en)
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  • In June 2021, a set of photographs supposedly showing a near-extinct species of alacrán, or scorpion, called the picajopo sting, went viral on social media: This post was originally shared in Spanish. Here's the text of this message: This post racked up more than 150,000 shares within a few days of its initial posting. While these images proved popular, they do not show a picajopo sting (which does not exist), or any other species of scorpion. These photographs actually feature a toy model of the Facehugger, or a Stage 1 Xenomorph, from the Alien movie franchise. There are several different Facehugger toys or masks or replicas that can be purchased. We're not sure of the exact item that was used in the above-displayed photographs, but they resemble the life-size replica foam prop Facehugger made by the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA). NECA describes its product on Facebook: You can get another glimpse of this Alien prop in the following video review of the product: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NUY9MMER38This viral set of images does not show a picajopo sting scorpion. These photographs actually feature a replica prop of a Facehugger from the movie Alien. (en)
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