The name "scorpion" comes from the endpoint of the pepper, which looks like a scorpion's barb. There are 1.2 to 2 million Scoville units in this red pepper. It likely tastes like a scorpion's barb as well. A chili pepper expert and the director of the Chile Pepper Institute, Paul Bosland, said that "You take a bite. It doesn't seem so bad, and then spiciness builds, builds, and builds." (*)