Hi
Thanks for sharing this with us.
We don’t have scorpions in New Zealand, although I have seen some in pet shops when I lived in the UK.
Interestingly, although I am 100% terrified of spiders (I don’t even like looking at photos of them…), I find those scorpions to be quite interesting - another one of mother natures bizzare creations that have evolved to fill their evolutionary niche.
Pretty sure I wouldn’t want one visiting me inside, though!
Good hunting!
Pete
That’s awesome. I have to say, I am happy to see this post. I thought I was the only one on this forum who was into critters in some way. I have been “hunting” (taking photos of) rattlers and other snakes and scorps and stuff for the last 20 years. In fact, got into this whole budget flashlight craze looking for lights to go night hiking with here in AZ. I can find a couple dozen bark scorpions outside my place on a given night in the summer, and have only used those cheap 7-LED 3xAAA lights that crap out if you sneeze on them. I will get this UV module ASAP.
I have been all around the USA and Mexico and a recent trip to South Africa to find reptiles of all kinds, and it does not stop at the scales. In fact…
Here’s me…
I was just refering to the op :
@Raccoon City : Thank you for the welcome. I’ve been reading the forum for some time, just got my first “serious” light partly thanks to it and decided it was time I’d register. Anyway that will be on another topic, don’t want to pollute this thread :bigsmile:
I was able to take some photos that more accurately illustrate how the scorpions look when hunting for them with a blacklight. These photos have not been retouched in any way; the only change I made was to reduce them to a 640x480 resolution for display here.
Enjoy!
Wow… they are “glowing in the dark” almost…
I didnt know that.
No really interesting wild life here in Tokyo.
Except for a snake that we saw a few months back near our station…… which didn`t belong there!!
ty for share, impressive
On the last photos are you using fluorescent tubes or the manafont’s led? there are any led available that cover the non visible …and dangerous uv freq?
Pretty cool pictures. You can keep those things in Texas.
Hey JaffoAZ - that scorpion has a guy in his butt !
Sometimes I wish I didn’t live in a place that has mosquitoes and snow, and then I see posts like this. Thanks for reminding me why I live in WI
Actually, next week I’m heading to Arkansas for our annual trip. I’ve had to kill a giant furry spider before, and watch my grandma chop the head off of a large rattlesnake that was about 10 feet from me while I was chopping fire wood. I will never live there 
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later dis year i will open a thread, subject Hunting Punkies with a CW light, lighter and vacuum!
will beat this thread. i win then. :D
I had to look up Punkies: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/punkies
I have family in Florida and they call them "no-see-ums" because you can't see them. Horrible insects!
I just checked and the Sky Ray S-R5 host I mentioned in my first post is back in the listings at Manafont as a new SKU:
I really like this host as it is very rugged with excellent heat-sinking and a different look than the typical UltraFire hosts...
Amazing thread.
Amazing photos.
Thanks for sharing.
I took a comparison photo with the same scorpion illuminated by a normal white flashlight, followed by the UV light...
Hi keltex78 - this is an amazing thread you've started. And the pictures are just insane. The difference in contrast and color is mind boggling to me.
I have a question though about this drop in and its use.
Can you or have you tested if it makes any or all of these things show like it does with scorpions?
Urine
Blood
Sweat
Saliver
Reason I'm asking is I started seeing these "blood finder" flashlights for hunters to use when pursuing wounded game. But I read very poor reviews on them. And the other stuff on my list? I watch too much CSI LOL!
Everytime I read this am closer to ordering one.
After seeing those pics I had to order one
Don’t look now but… While living in Bay City Texas, about 90 miles south east of Houston, I found a scorpion that was about three inches long. 
We have them here in South Carolina, but they are uncommon and only get about an inch and a half long. I have a couple of small LED UV lights but I’m going to look for one of the drop in units.
When I was little guy we lived in Mexico for a couple of years. They had a large dangerous scorpion that stung my Mother and sent her to the hospital. To this day I never use the toilet without checking under the seat. Old habits dies hard. :nerd_face:
I live in Montgomery which is just north of Houston and I have been stung 3 times when a black scorpion fell from the ceiling in my mom’s house down my shirt. it hurts like the dickens I know that. Since then we have caught about 5 or 6 of them in the house. I need one of those drop ins.