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Does anyone know at what wave length scorpions fluoresce? Will they still show a good 'glow' in the 395-410nm range?
Thanks,
Matt
Thanks,
Matt
SpaceHawk said:MrMatt needs a shirt on.... :clap: ....no offense, but seriously.
... here ?Kugellager said:I have heard that the peak wavelength for scorpion fluorescence is around 360-370nm(365?)...though I can't recall for the life of me where I saw it
...but range (distance) is more in important with 395 than 365 no ?fusion121 said:Scorpions flourese between about 275nm-450nm, so the 395-410nm would cause flouresence, but the intensity might be quite low.
Kugellager said:The field collecting lamps dave and I made last year peaked at 405nm and worked very well. We could observe scorpions (C.vittatus/exilicauda and V.spinigerus) fluorescing out to more than 25ft(7.5m). The advantage of having the 405nm we believe was to allow more visible light with which to see rattle snakes.
John
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