Urodacus manicatus

8 Black Rock Scorpion at Canberra Central, ACT

Urodacus manicatus at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 Oct 2023
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Urodacus manicatus 16 Oct 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Urodacus manicatus 16 Oct 2023 CarbonAI
Urodacus manicatus 16 Oct 2023 trevorhickman

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A small group of us explored part of Black Mountain with Canberra Bushwalkers. Using UV lights we found around 15 Black Rock Scorpions

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RogerF wrote:
   17 Oct 2023
RogerF wrote:
   17 Oct 2023
Biofluorescence in scorpions is a well known phenomenon but is distinct from bioluminesence

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