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What ’s not to sleep with about this picture ? In one fell slide it inverts the report of a much - feared invertebrate . For the naked newborns sitting under the poisonous sting are the scorpion ’s own offspring , tended by their mother until they are bounteous enough to make it on their own .
It ’s not just me who likes the dig — it has won German photographer Ingo Arndt the Fritz Pölking accolade for the second meter .
There ’s a good grounds why scorpions are one of the few instantly recognisable invertebrate : that bulb at the end of the stomach is full of lethal maliciousness . What is less well known is that unlike most other arachnids they are viviparous : rather than laying ball they give birth to survive young . The juveniles are unable to feed or defend themselves , or regulate their moisture levels – they ask their mother ’s protection . It ’s all really quite precious .
Buthidae family — to which the animate being pictured here belong to — have venom that is deadly to man . Cuddly they ai n’t . “ The owner of the scorpion mentioned that the animal is very serious , ” say Arndt . “ I just kept a secure distance , around 10 centimeters . The good thing is that they ca n’t jump . ”
Image : Ingo Arndt . This mail service primitively appeared onNew Scientist ’s Short Sharp Science .
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