This is Duplex, my black-top desert hairy scorpion, Hadrurus spadix, under a blacklight. In normal light she looks like this:
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/
kidddrunkadelic14, César Rincón, fezoquinha, Anna Carvalho., and 11 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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RCKM ©®™ 63 months ago | reply
CONGRATS!! I was reading an article on AOL and your picture was chosen to represent the scorpion .. and you actually received credit for it .. even better!!!
www.gadling.com/photos/strange-things-on-planes/635774/
ricecakes885 50 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Macro (Bright & Colorful ONLY), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
briantravelman 34 months ago | reply
dude that hecka sweet!
kansaikate 34 months ago | reply
This shot is great! Do you know about PhotoVoo on Facebook? There's a new Voo for unusual pets... apps.facebook.com/photovoo/go/ph otovoos/1687-unusual-pets/?r=058ol#!/photovoo /swnjhg1647l/photovoos/1687