Scorpions and some species of arachnids are fluorescent when illuminated with UV light. This characteristic comes from their exoskeleton. The cuticle that covers it is composed of different proteins containing substances responsible for this phenomenon: beta-carboline and 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin. I photographed these creatures at night, in their natural environment, with a UV light and a macro lens. The scorpion was photographed while walking on the doormat, in whose weaving there were some fluorescent synthetic fibers.
Stefano Pasquini lives in Umbria (Italy). Since 2021 he has transformed his great passion for nature into a job, carrying out the professions of photographer and hiking guide full time. It focuses particularly on landscape photography, with particular reference to the Umbrian landscape. Some of his photos appeared on some of the main Italian newspapers (Repubblica, L'Espresso, il Messaggero, Friday of the Republic,) during advertising campaigns on the Umbrian and Sibillini Valleys and during a national advertising campaign organized by the LIPU .
