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chevy_power427
Centruroides
Number of posts : 128
Age : 41
Location : Montreal Canada
Registration date : 2008-11-05
| | Subject: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/7/2009, 1:42 pm | |
| I was wondering, what other arachnid or insect reacts to the blacklight?? | |
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts : 7743
Age : 38
Location : PNW
Registration date : 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/7/2009, 2:16 pm | |
| None that I'm aware of.
Some fungi will, though. It's pretty cool -- there's a lichen growing in a park next to where I live that fluoresces as brightly as scorpions. | |
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Venom
Centruroides suffusus
Number of posts : 2834
Age : 2020
Location : Chicago
Registration date : 2008-02-05
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/28/2009, 1:04 pm | |
| A lot of animals can see it though. | |
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antmac
Centruroides
Number of posts : 176
Age : 34
Location : oxford /england
Registration date : 2009-02-13
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/28/2009, 1:08 pm | |
| so can u use black light to check yor scorpions health? | |
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scorpion111
Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455
Age : 29
Location : scotland
Registration date : 2008-04-07
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/28/2009, 1:33 pm | |
| A scorpion regardless of health will flouresce unger UV. | |
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antmac
Centruroides
Number of posts : 176
Age : 34
Location : oxford /england
Registration date : 2009-02-13
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/28/2009, 3:06 pm | |
| i mean 2 check 4 early stages mold n stuff like that? | |
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts : 7743
Age : 38
Location : PNW
Registration date : 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/28/2009, 3:31 pm | |
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_scorpio_
Androctonus
Number of posts : 1827
Age : 29
Location : St leonards... ENGLAND
Registration date : 2008-04-11
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/28/2009, 3:32 pm | |
|  no... not if the scorp glows the same as the fungi... | |
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antmac
Centruroides
Number of posts : 176
Age : 34
Location : oxford /england
Registration date : 2009-02-13
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/28/2009, 3:38 pm | |
| i thort maybe if the scorp was ill it would not be as bright | |
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts : 7743
Age : 38
Location : PNW
Registration date : 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/28/2009, 3:49 pm | |
| Scorps only don't glow if they've just molted. Even a dead scorp glows -- I have one that's been dead for 2.5 years and still glows. | |
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scorpion111
Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455
Age : 29
Location : scotland
Registration date : 2008-04-07
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/28/2009, 3:52 pm | |
| I've heard from some folk that if you store a scorpion in liquid after a while the liquid will begin to flouresce too... wonder if it's true. | |
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts : 7743
Age : 38
Location : PNW
Registration date : 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: UV fluorescence (Black light) 2/28/2009, 4:37 pm | |
| Maybe? I know that some methods of preservation destroy (or leech out) the fluorescent chemicals -- the preserved scorps at OSU don't fluoresce. | |
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