A few weeks ago, Eddie found a scorpion in the laundry room resting high up on the wall near the ceiling. When he told me, I ran to get my small black light to see if it would glow. I read on one of the forums to which we belong that scorpions fluoresce when under a black light and I wanted to see for myself if that was true. So off I ran to the laundry room (which is located at the end of the terrace) with my black light. Sure enough, that sucker glowed and it was a beautiful florescent blue.
I was having a lot of fun flashing my black light at him and Eddie was taking the pictures. It was a bit difficult to get a really good photograph so we had to try several times. Finally, Eddie mentioned to me that it might be a good idea to leave the scorpion alone as he might become annoyed and drop down on me. Since I didn’t want to be stung, I agreed that we should leave him alone. The next morning, I went into the laundry room to see if the scorpion was still there…and he wasn’t, well at least not in the same spot. I did check around with my black light and didn’t see anything blue glowing in the recessed corners of the dimly lite laundry room. So, I guess he did leave for good.
I love the photos!! Miss home already. Thanks for fun times
Glad you had fun! We are looking forward to your next visit in June.
I find myself wanting something to show scale. How big is this critter?
This one is a larger scorpion, probably 2-1/2 to 3 inches long. It’s just a guess as there was absolutely no way I was getting close enough to measure it!
Oh my goodness, Ellen! You must be getting very acclimated….I would have FREAKED OUT?! 😮 His colors under the black light are SUPER cool, tho! 😉
Hi Patty, my curiosity overtook my fear. In all honesty, he was pretty far away, so I wasn’t too worried until Eddie commented that he might decide to drop down on me!
Could you see what the amazing Eddie looks like with the black light on him?
Bro, very funny…you silly boy.