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Today my mom gave me her treasured metal magazines from 90s! There are lots of interesting articles I'm looking forward to read. Also there's a book that looks like a dictionary of metal bands.
And I'm really surprised to see Burzum on the front page!
Random Fact Of The Day: Did You Know Bee’s, Wasps, & And Any Other Bug With Stingers, Are Venomous? Their Stingers Are Filled With Various Amounts Of Venom That Can Cause Allergic Reactions!
Got my blacklight hung up, so here's an insanely hard picture of my scorpions, and as a bonus, me!
Probably my best artwork ever, two Asian forest scorpions locked in battle. The back is a mirror, which makes their jungle look larger. The plants aren't totally accurate to the biome due to the craft store being limited in their variety of native tropical-subtropical Asian plants
Members of Bon Jovi, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne and Snake from Skid Row
did y'all know that scorpions glow under uv (ultraviolet) lights?
the outer layer of the scorpions exoskeleton is called a cuticle. on the cuticle is a thin layer called, the hyaline layer. this is the layer on the scorpions exoskeleton that reacts to the uv (ultraviolet) lights and makes it glow.
what's even cooler is that scientists figured out that this thin layer on the cuticle of the exoskeleton is really really strong. so strong in fact that if you were to shine a uv(ultraviolet) light on a dead, or fossilized scorpion, it would still glow like it does when it's alive.
also, when the scientists preserve the scorpion specimens in jars, the hyaline layer will make the liquid of the jar glow as well.
one thing to point out though is, after molting, the scorpions don't glow immediately. the cuticles would have to first completely harden in order for the hyaline layer of the cuticle to glow under the light.
scientists don't know for sure why the scorpions glow though.
hello! I wanted to start a thing where I share new facts about animals that i learn everyday. I will do lots of research on the things I share before I post them. the credit to this picture goes to Google, but specifically; https://agrilife.org/urban-ipm/2017/10/06/glowing-scorpions/
the credit of where I got the info is below (from various sights and such):
https://www.terminix.com/blog/bug-facts/why-do-scorpions-glow-under-ultraviolet-light/
https://kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/makes-scorpions-glow-ultraviolet-light/
