Scorpion Sucker Blueberry Flavor

Martin Peyruc
Apr 16
3 min read

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lKeHjqWbqA

The Reckless Gastronome, Martin Peyruc,

Life News Today

April 16, 2026

In our weekly meeting at Life News Today, someone suggested a throwback of the Blueberry Flavor Scorpion Sucker (titles are in the order they appear on the packaging, but no one actually talks that way). My immediate response to colleagues was simple: “I will never forget the sensation of eating a fingernail.” The room went silent, followed by collective gasps and, somehow, encouragement. They insisted I revisit it.

So here we are, returning to a classic misadventure. The blueberry scorpion sucker is still very much alive (not the scorpions themselves, of course) in the marketplace, now easily found online, including through major retailers, in flavors like apple, banana, blueberry, and strawberry. Time moves on. Some things refuse to.

The lollipops are made by Hotlix, a company that has not only endured but expanded its catalog of edible curiosities. Their lineup now includes seasoned crickets in flavors such as bacon and cheese, salt and vinegar, and sour cream and onion. For those seeking a different texture experience, they also offer seasoned mealworm larvae in barbecue, cheddar cheese, and Mexican spice varieties. Each product continues the company’s commitment to turning insects into snackable conversation pieces.

Hotlix itself is as interesting as the candy it produces. The company began in a Pismo Beach, California candy store in the early 1980s, founded by an owner with a fascination for entomophagy (say that one five times fast), the practice of eating insects. After early success with tequila worm suckers, the brand expanded into scorpion, cricket, and ant-based treats. Using culinary-grade insects, Hotlix has built a niche around making insect consumption approachable, novel, and, for some, entertaining (I excluded pleasant, but surely someone must actually enjoy them).

Which brings us back to the real question. Do I really want to go there again?

Maybe. (Please don’t make try another one of these Jurassic Park prop rejects)

They say eating insects (and yes pedants, scorpions are arachnids, but whatever) will help the world by providing cheap protein, and perhaps I’ll work up the nerve to try one of their other offerings (it’s going to take a lot of nerve), but I’m done with the pinchy stingy fellows for now.

Scorpion Sucker Blueberry Flavor

The Reckless Gastronome, Martin Peyruc

Sun, Aug. 3, 2014

As any school child could tell you, it's a well known fact that arachnids and fruit pair very well, the two flavors always compliment each other. A very popular treat throughout the tropics is Banana Tarantula Surprise (surprise, there's a tarantula living in this bunch of bananas). Spiders in bananas is amateur hour, I'm going blueberry scorpion. To get to the beastie I have to keep this horror in my mouth until it's candy shell has disintegrated. It isn't a small lollipop either it's about an inch and a half to two inches long.

Release me.

As it starts to get free, I find a rather disconcerting problem (there really isn't anything about this I find comfortable), scorpions are pointy. Even though it had it's stinger removed prior to entombment, it still has it's pinchy claws and wicked little legs. This is somehow worse than a Tootsie Pop, although less likely to require massive dental work afterwards.

Soon I shall be free.

With the head released, it has gotten even more creepy. I keep wondering if the eyes are going to stay in place or have I already eaten them. I really can't taste anything other than the blueberry (which I'm getting tired of), but it does feel like I've got twigs and dirt in my mouth.

Come closer so I can pinch you.

Moment of truth, I have battled my enemy to the point where I think I can actually take a bite without having to get fitted for dentures. For good or ill, I must meet my destiny.

This isn't over, human.

Ugh. Ugh. Well that was unpleasant. Kind of like trying to eat a dirty fingernail. There's a reason people peel their shrimp and de-shell lobsters, chitin doesn't taste good and feel horrible in your mouth. Now you'll have to pardon me, I need to brush my teeth and drink until I've forgotten this ever happened.

Found at Hotlix.com which specializes in insect candies (and will haunt my nightmares)