Green/Blue Emperors?

[Johnny Savage]

Hey guys, I've seen a couple of pics of Emperor scorpions a very deep, green color. Some have also looked more on the blue side. At first I assumed this was because of a blacklight, but my assumption was quickly shot down when I saw other pics of these green emps right next to the typical black colored ones. Are these a specific breed available or are they just "freaks of nature"?

 

[TheDill]

Some of them are diff colors..and some of the pics u seen prolly werent even of emperors..there are a lot of speices of forest scorpions that look like emperors..and they also have many variations

 

[Rosenkreuz]

If you post some of the pics, we might be able to throw out some better answers. As for blueish/greenish scorps next to regular colored ones, it's possible the image was altered. I mess with pics of my scorpions all the time in Photoshop.

 

[Da1Dezzy]

mines got slight red tints around edges of plating

 

[Hasek]

This is my male Imp. I have female of same color. The image was not altered in any way. They really are greenish color. I think they are also a bit bigger than the regular black Imps.

 

[Rosenkreuz]

This is my male Imp. I have female of same color. The image was not altered in any way. They really are greenish color. I think they are also a bit bigger than the regular black Imps.

Under regular light, and some camera flashes, the fluorescent properties of the scorpion appear, and they'll glow a faint greenish-blue color, like they would under a black light. The effect won't be as strong as if under a direct black light, but it'll still give them that tinge.

These scorpions aren't any different from any other P. imperator. They just appear to have a different color due to the lighting.

 

[Aztek]

Here's the bluest I ever got mine.

 

[Johnny Savage]

Oh wow, that's pretty cool. Thanks for the info guys! I'm glad I don't have to go out and try to find some sort of rare breed to get such a cool color!

BTW, Hasek and Aztek...those are some great pics!! Thanks for postin' 'em. :clap:

 

[tabor]

there are some "breeds" that have different coloration, for example Heterometrus cyaneus is reported to have a bluish tint to it.

you might want to brush up on your terminology, I would suggest picking up the Gary Polis book !

 

[Johnny Savage]

Thanks for the suggestion tabor, I think I might just do that. Readin' through the forum has left me :? scratching my head at some of the scientific terms used.

 

[tabor]

Make a list and shoot me a pm,feelin pretty good seeing as how I'm still alive after being near death for the last week

 

[CELLMASS]

im regular sunlight my gurl is a really dark green and she is an EMP

 

[Centruroides vi]

umm

yea im pretty new to being a scorp owner just got an emp couple weeks ago i went to check on him today but now he has a dark dark green color not realy black and its been under same light envierment so its not lighting or that its diffrent specios cuz at one point he was black any ideas ? pm if so please

 

[crpy]

Remember people, spiders and scorps have copper atoms which can give a green or blue hue. Just like whe you spot light them at night ,thier eyes are green or blue

 

[ftorres]

Emp color also depends on how old they are.

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