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Mega Scorpion at night, Uraba, Colombia During an epic night tour in Uraba, we were still pumped from two consecutive snakes found in mere minutes, when I spotted this unusually large scorpion only a few inches from my head sitting on the bark of a tree. The photo is rotated and HDR processed. Of course, macro blows up the size of this scorpion, but it truly is large as evidences by the ant you can see directly below its stinger :)<br /> <br /> Closeups of upper and lower body:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58808/mega_scorpion_at_night_-_upper_body_uraba_colombia.html" title="Mega Scorpion at night - upper body, Uraba, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/58808_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1687392010&Signature=C4baeUpr8OQlVyMKK3pXe9bMyCo%3D" width="200" height="136" alt="Mega Scorpion at night - upper body, Uraba, Colombia During an epic night tour in Uraba, we were still pumped from two consecutive snakes found in mere minutes, when I spotted this unusually large scorpion only a few inches from my head sitting on the bark of a tree. The photo is HDR processed. Lower body:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58809/mega_scorpion_at_night_-_lower_body_uraba_colombia.html<br /> Full body shot:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58807/mega_scorpion_at_night_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,South America,Uraba,Urab&aacute;,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58809/mega_scorpion_at_night_-_lower_body_uraba_colombia.html" title="Mega Scorpion at night - lower body, Uraba, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/58809_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1687392010&Signature=Ojo0Wm9BzHTYj9z4wg%2F4WjxkSzc%3D" width="200" height="132" alt="Mega Scorpion at night - lower body, Uraba, Colombia During an epic night tour in Uraba, we were still pumped from two consecutive snakes found in mere minutes, when I spotted this unusually large scorpion only a few inches from my head sitting on the bark of a tree. The photo is HDR processed. Upper body:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58808/mega_scorpion_at_night_-_upper_body_uraba_colombia.html<br /> Full body shot:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58807/mega_scorpion_at_night_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,South America,Uraba,Urab&aacute;,World" /></a></figure> Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,South America,Uraba,Urabá,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Mega Scorpion at night, Uraba, Colombia

During an epic night tour in Uraba, we were still pumped from two consecutive snakes found in mere minutes, when I spotted this unusually large scorpion only a few inches from my head sitting on the bark of a tree. The photo is rotated and HDR processed. Of course, macro blows up the size of this scorpion, but it truly is large as evidences by the ant you can see directly below its stinger :)

Closeups of upper and lower body:

Mega Scorpion at night - upper body, Uraba, Colombia During an epic night tour in Uraba, we were still pumped from two consecutive snakes found in mere minutes, when I spotted this unusually large scorpion only a few inches from my head sitting on the bark of a tree. The photo is HDR processed. Lower body:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58809/mega_scorpion_at_night_-_lower_body_uraba_colombia.html<br /> Full body shot:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58807/mega_scorpion_at_night_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,South America,Uraba,Urabá,World

Mega Scorpion at night - lower body, Uraba, Colombia During an epic night tour in Uraba, we were still pumped from two consecutive snakes found in mere minutes, when I spotted this unusually large scorpion only a few inches from my head sitting on the bark of a tree. The photo is HDR processed. Upper body:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58808/mega_scorpion_at_night_-_upper_body_uraba_colombia.html<br /> Full body shot:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58807/mega_scorpion_at_night_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,South America,Uraba,Urabá,World

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  1. View Barry's profile
    Barry
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    A giant scorpion - I love it! Good thing that it wasn't in your bedroom. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks for putting that thought into my head :) Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Whoa! A great reason why you don't lean against anything in the rainforest. It could have been on your head. Posted 5 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      That definitely is one of our main rules, especially at night. Another one is to wear a cap and walk head tilted down. Mostly to avoid all the cog webs on my face lol. Posted 5 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        Haha, good rule, especially since the cob webs could have giant, hairy spiders. Do you wear boots too? I know some people who live in jungle-ish places, and to my horror, I've seen them in sandals or barefoot in the jungle. Posted 5 years ago
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          We normally use half-high hiking shoes with thick socks and put the ends of our pants into those socks, to close off any opening. In Colombia specifically, we used rubber boots mostly, as we still got our socks wet with the hiking shoes, and its quite painful to walk all day with wet feet.

          Locals don't seem to care about any such protection, indeed :)           Posted 5 years ago

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Uploaded Apr 5, 2018. Captured Oct 26, 2017 19:41.
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  • NIKON D810
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