These films are often exaggerations of what is really out there; only a few scorpions are considered to be deadly to humans. The venom of most scorpions is only potent enough to kill the small insects or animals that they feed on. In fact, the United States has only one type of scorpion that is considered deadly to humans.
Mount Paricutin, Mexico Mount Paricutin was discovered in 1943 in a large cornfield in Paricutin MichoacÃ¡n, Mexico. Paricutin is a small Tarascan Indian village and the volcano itself is named after it.
Rarely do volcanologist get to watch the birth, growth, and death of a volcano. Paricutin provided such an opportunity. The eruption that created Paricutin began in 1943 and continued to 1952. Most of the explosive activity was during the first year of the eruption when the cone grew to 1,100 feet (336 m). The cone continued to grow for another 8 years but added only another 290 feet (88 m).