when scorps phosphoresce

Pavel · #1 (**permalink**) 11-04-2006, 07:06 PM

Well I lost one of my baby scorps -- literally. I didn't have the deli container closed & the bugger managed to escape. Haven't found it, so I'm guessing it is probably dead by now or soon will be. Bummer.

Ah well, on a lighter note[pun intended], I got to seem mine phosphoresce. For those who might not have been aware, scorps are known to glow [phosphoresce] when exposed to UV light. Having a UV light lamp on hand, I decided to see for myself & first checked out some feeder crickets. They phosphoresce purple -- & mainly at their hind ends.

[the yellow glowing flakes are fish food flakes] It was interesting albeit not majorly impressive.

Just for the heck of it I then tried one of my scorps ...

Much more impressive. I was surprised too that it phosphoresced a different color than the crickets.

Oh I did try my tarantulas but they didn't have any glow at all.

ray · #2 (**permalink**) 11-04-2006, 10:38 PM

i was like you on the light just had to see for myself boy was i suprised.try the blacklight on with the room light on they are blue.cool pix

tikichick · #3 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007, 11:39 PM

Very cool!!

Rainfrog · #4 (**permalink**) 10-09-2007, 06:35 AM

Jumping Spiders have unique markings on their heads that are only seen with uv light. They use the markings to identify potential mates.

Pavel · #5 (**permalink**) 10-11-2007, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainfrog

Jumping Spiders have unique markings on their heads that are only seen with uv light. They use the markings to identify potential mates.

You do realize, RF, that next summer I'm going to have to try that now? Spiders everywhere arre going to become quite annoyed w/ you.

Rainfrog · #6 (**permalink**) 10-12-2007, 05:07 AM

it is really neat. I wiah I could remember the web site.

I will do a search to see if I can find it. they took jumping spiders and tested them with uv lights. they have realy neat looking chevron patterns on their faces they would point the light at one spider so it was lit and leave the other dark. the lit spider showed no interest in the dark one but the dark one began to display mating behavior as soon as the light hit the other spider and would lose interest when it was turned off. know that I think about it I am pretty sure I saw it on Nature on OPB not the internet.