I saw a few of these black scorpions while on night walks in the Peruvian Amazon. My guide didn’t seem too concerned around them, however, Wikipedia describes them as being “significantly venomous.” In this image you can see the little red barb at the end of the tail that does all the damage. They are ambush hunters — blending in with the tree bark, they sit and wait for meals to walk by. Their diet consists of everything from crickets and spiders to lizards and mice. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 250, f/18 at 1/160th of a second, Godox V860iii flash with Westcott soft box.
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I saw a few of these black scorpions while on night walks in the Peruvian Amazon. My guide didn’t seem too concerned around them, however, Wikipedia describes them as being “significantly venomous.” In this image you can see the little red barb at the end of the tail that does all the damage. They are ambush hunters — blending in with the tree bark, they sit and wait for meals to walk by. Their diet consists of everything from crickets and spiders to lizards and mice. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 250, f/18 at 1/160th of a second, Godox V860iii flash with Westcott soft box.
Oh god this is terrifying and revolting. I”ll never be able to look at the ’80s German hair band The Scorpions in the same way again.
Fortunately they weren’t look for you or your guide!
OK, after the tarantula, another reason to question going into the Peruvian jungle. You are a brave man, Sean!