Duplex GlowsDrop of pre-venom. Pectine. Telson (stinger) Metasoma ("tail") Tergites (back scutes) Eyes (8 total) Chelicerae (jaws) Chelae (claws) Pedipalps (palps) Sternites (belly scutes) 
This is Duplex, my black-top desert hairy scorpion, Hadrurus spadix, under a blacklight. In normal light she looks like this:
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www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/419806568. You should NEVER leave a blacklight on a scorpion long-term. The intense UV rays will eventually kill the nocturnal animal. Some pet stores market scorpion habitats with blacklights because they look cool, but they don't tell you the facts. This photo is also featured on an eHow tutorial for finding scorpions at night: www.ehow.com/how_5046722_check-scorpions-night.html And on a list of strange things that have made it onto planes: www.gadling.com/photos/strange-things-on-planes/635774/ Comments
Catalin Caranicola says:How do you obtain this effect?:) Never seen
these glowing effects in any photos until
now.
Furryscaly says:Actually, all I used was a blacklight. All
scorpions naturally glow under a blacklight
because a protein in their exoskeleton
reflects ultraviolet radiation. You can
duplicate the shot, all you need is a
blacklight, a decent camera, and a scorpion
;)
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lasertrimman
says:
These are great pictures. Thank you, so much, for adding them to Scorpions.
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