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Giant Forest Scorpion
Heterometrus spinifer
8.86534, 98.3293
Field Notes
Description:
It is a large scorpion approximately 10-12 cm with a shiny black body with gray-green reflections. It has large highly developed pincers.
Habitat:
They live in Southeast Asia in moist forests in dark undergrowth under logs or other debris.
Notes:
After spotting this scorpion right outside my front door I decided to test how well scorpions shine under UV light. The second picture shows just how well these scorpions glow under UV light.
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PublishedApril 24, 2016
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