Mexican scorpion. Alacrán Mexicano.

For some reason these things fascinate me. I was stung once by one of these critters. This is a Centruroides suffusus, I believe.

Comments?

Tomas

 

It is a very nice portrait. Good depth of field and the details are very sharp. It is of the Buthidae family... Depending on which Centruroides we were talking about, their are more or less dangerous for humans. They are very interesting.. if you would want to be more amazed, try to find material about their venoms... Scorpions are marvels of nature either as hunters as biochemical factories.

 

Congratulations

 

By the way. try to photograph another scorpion using UV light... Did you know that they glow under UV light...

 

Best and be careful

 

JC