Mesobuthus eupeus (IMAGE)

University of Turku

Mesobuthus eupeus

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It is easy to collect scorpions at night time. The animals glow under a UV lamp, so one person can collect thousands of scorpions in one night. In the photo, there are hundreds of Mesobuthus eupeus scorpions in the tanks of an illegal farm in Iran.

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Alireza Shahrdari

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