Tony writes, “While my hobby lies with spiders (mainly theraphosids) and other arachnids, scorpions also have some attraction for me as well. When I found a tattoo ink that fluoresces under blacklight like a scorpion does, well it seemed to make for a perfect tattoo!”

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Originally published June 6, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.