Urodacus manicatus
8 Black Rock Scorpion at Canberra Central, ACT
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| Urodacus manicatus | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Oct 2023 | |
| Urodacus manicatus | CarbonAI | 16 Oct 2023 | |
| Urodacus manicatus | trevorhickman | 16 Oct 2023 |
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User's notes
A small group of us explored part of Black Mountain with Canberra Bushwalkers. Using UV lights we found around 15 Black Rock Scorpions
2 comments
17 Oct 2023
17 Oct 2023
Biofluorescence in scorpions is a well known phenomenon but is distinct from bioluminesence
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093048-35.259970
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- 5 Oct 2023 07:52 PM Recorded on
- trevorhickman Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Featured trevorhickman Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Urodacus manicatus Scorpions (Scorpionidae) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Urodacus manicatus Scientific name
- Black Rock Scorpion Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1386.38m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location