Scorpion Picture Thread

[MACZ]

Hi,
Another beautiful scorpion I love the legs.

Eric that is fantastic,where can I buy some? :worship:

 

[Nazgul]

...must take a while to clean/water/feed them

Hi,

indeed! It already takes me about 3 hours to do it with my scorpions and I don´t have that much specimens. By the way, nice bino, Eric. What did you pay for it?

Greetings
Alex

 

[Ythier]

By the way, nice bino, Eric. What did you pay for it?

I didn't pay , it's my working bino.
It's a little bino but quite good, with digital video camera, it cost about 2500 euros if I remember well.
Greetings,
Eric

 

[VeNoMaTe]

Stunning scorpions and set up :clap:

"one day I will be that organised" :liar:

Shaun

 

[The Juice]

This is my DesertHairy Scorpion (H. Spandix)

 

[Steven]

Guess i'll trow in my set-up too (only about 12 scorps for now :8o )
but i'll move to a new home (and invert-room) next week,...
so more space for scorps

anyway,... this is how it looks now:
(my escape-proof cabinet,... )

 

[Ythier]

hé, héééé... wonderful setup Steven !
Only 12 scorpions.......but how many centipedes ?!?! :worship:
Greetings,
Eric

 

[redhourglass]

Hello all,

The picture below was taken tonight. I recently moved (cities) and the display is simple and basic for a temporary holding.

Nice mouse pad Eric. ;P

Seasons Greetings,

Sinc. Chad

 

[Ythier]

Led

Wow, nice hi-fi speaker Chad :worship:

Btw, I see your LED flash light (is it one ?). This kind of flash light is not very expensive now, so I have a question : can I replace these LEDs by UV LEDs ?? I'm sure I'm not the first to wonder ? :?

Thanks.
Eric

 

[Nikos]

Hi Eric,
I think you can change the leds.
If I remember correct this is what John (Kuggelager) did with his "home-made" scorp detector.

 

[Ythier]

Ok thank you Nikos. I hope John will read this thread.
Thanks,
Eric

 

[smalltime]

Btw, I see your LED flash light (is it one ?). This kind of flash light is not very expensive now, so I have a question : can I replace these LEDs by UV LEDs ?? I'm sure I'm not the first to wonder ? :?

I did... It works perfectly...you only have to take care that the flash light has the right beam/ that the beam is adjustable....So you can scan a large area (more LED's needed) or a specific spot

 

[scorpiology.de]

Wow, nice hi-fi speaker Chad :worship:

Btw, I see your LED flash light (is it one ?). This kind of flash light is not very expensive now, so I have a question : can I replace these LEDs by UV LEDs ?? I'm sure I'm not the first to wonder ? :?

Thanks.
Eric

Hi, Eric!

I did it many times!
My favorite is a flash light with 12 Nichia UV-LED´s with 375nm!
With this ultimate tool the scorps "in the wild" have no chance!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A few days ago, i got some Vachoniolus globimanus with this "SCORPIONRADAR", in the UAE!

Gunther

P.S.: Thank you again for your biblio-help!!
:clap:

 

[Ythier]

Hi Gunther,
Nice to see you here
Thanks for your reply, I will try and will test it soon in south America
Greetings,
Eric
(PS. you're welcome for the biblio )

 

[redhourglass]

Hi Eric and all,

I purchased it during the buzz (banner on arachnoboards) earlier this year. 32 UV LEDs in a maglite. Simple and yet so powerful as opposed to carrying a battery pack, back pack, cords etc and an long UV tube in the thick of brush, i.e. riparian areas in the deserts. Here is the link Click .

Already mentioned, John (Kug) and Dave (Skin) built there own models and I can attest did great the field after the latest ATS conference. See this thread...Click . Also, I tend to favor the Bass Pro product for durability in the field for I have more field experience with it than the 32 UV LED Maglite or the UV wand/tube by BioQuip Click

All are great in their own ways. UV LEDS are awesome and I concur with the analogy Gunther provided. "SCORPIONRADAR"

Seasons Greetings,

Sinc. Chad

Btw, I see your LED flash light (is it one ?). This kind of flash light is not very expensive now, so I have a question : can I replace these LEDs by UV LEDs ?? I'm sure I'm not the first to wonder ? :?

Thanks.
Eric

 

[Ythier]

Thanks for your reply Chad,
I know this Maglite from Xenopus, but I hesitate to order it from France, it's a long way and the flashlight+shipping is quite expensive. So I would rather to modify a LED flashlight with UV LEDs.
But now I saw the John and Dave models I have more ideas, thanks
Greetings,
Eric

 

[Ythier]

Hi again,
Sorry, I know we aren't in a thread on flashlights, but I have two last questions :
- In usual LEDs flashlights, are the LEDs soldered, or just pluged ? So can we change it easily ?
- Gunther, you say that your favorites are LEDs 375nm. And on Xenopus they recommend 395nm for scorpions ...?
Thanks,
Eric

 

[fusion121]

The Euscorpius paper on LED lights by Low recommends using 395nm LEDS. However the maximum UV absorbance for scorpion cuticles occurs at about 360nm so the 375nm LED would give you higher intensity fluorescence, making the scorpions easier to see, but there would be very little difference.

 

[Ythier]

Oh I didn't remember this paper, I'm going to read it. Thanks lot
Greetings,
Eric

 

[DE3]

Buthus occitanus mardochei

after first meal 4th instar

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