Scorpion under normal light
Title | Info |
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Common name | Scorpion |
Scientific name | Scorpiones |
Taxonomic group | Arachnida |
Level | Order |
Source | Dan L. Perlman |
Selection and adaptations | Selection |
Selection | Morphology |
Change over time | Life cycles |
Behavior | Social; Parental |
Organisms | Animals |
Animals | Arachnids |
Date | July 06, 2004 |
Scorpion and young under normal light. Scorpions fluoresce when placed under ultraviolet light, but do not when under normal light, as in this image. Biologists use battery-powered UV lights to look for them in the field. Scientists are not yet sure why they fluoresce. Compare with the image under UV light.