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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 /> <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=1759968010&Signature=DrCh%2BU7l3rYqN7gbndNKNUo1p0Q%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><br /> Full body shot:<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58807/mega_scorpion_at_night_uraba_colombia.html" title="Mega Scorpion at night, Uraba, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/58807_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=6FdByv%2F%2BkQCu2N6b9mFwGGAxbFY%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58808/mega_scorpion_at_night_-_upper_body_uraba_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58809/mega_scorpion_at_night_-_lower_body_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

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:

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

Full body shot:

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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58808/mega_scorpion_at_night_-_upper_body_uraba_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58809/mega_scorpion_at_night_-_lower_body_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,South America,Uraba,Urabá,World

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Uploaded Apr 5, 2018. Captured Oct 26, 2017 19:41.
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  • NIKON D810
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm