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Nordmann's Scorpion - for RADEK


Nordmann's Scorpion - for RADEK
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5100 W: 178 N: 12477] (34071)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-07
Categories: Insects
Camera: Olympus C-5060WZ
Exposure: f/4, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Arthropods, Bayram's Dedications-II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-09-23 0:27
Viewed: 1535
Points: 66
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Calchas nordmanni (Nordmann’s Scorpion, Artvin Scorpion) [in Turk. Artvin Akrebi]

Today another shot from my archive, a Nordmann’s Scorpion (Artvin Scorpion) which I encountered with it during our herpetological trip to SE Anatolia in this year. I think this is the first shot of the species on TN.

I would like dedicate this shot to one of our acquaintance friends and great nature photographer, Radek (cicindela) from Lodz (Poland) who is also an expert scientist on Tiger Beetles in thanks for his lovely dedication to me with a beautiful macro shot of a Epirus Water Frog from Greece, and also for his great valueable contributions to us and TN. Thank you Radek for all everything once more.

Hoping you can like this shot!
TFL!
Cheers,

Bayram

PS. Thanks a lot to Mr. Ersen YAĞMUR who is one of the PhD Candidate studying on Turkish Scorpion Fauna in our University for ID confirmation!

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Nordmann’s Scorpion is one of the member of the family Iuridae. This family consists of 6 genera and 21 species (until 1998). They are distributed in western North America, South America, Asia (Turkey) and Europe (Greece). A common characteristic of the genera in this family is the presence of a large darkened tooth on the internal margin of the cheliceral movable finger. This characteristic is unknown in other scorpions. Many of the scorpions in this family inhabit arid and semi-arid habitats. Some of them also experience "winter conditions" during the year. Two rare representatives of this family are found in Europe and Turkey. These species are not mentioned in medical literature, but there exists an unpublished report from the Greek island Kos (Eastern Aegean Sea) that a man (not allergic to scorpion sting) almost died from a sting from Iurus dufoureius (=Iurus asiaticus, I. dufoureius asiaticus. The symptoms seemed to be systemic. Peoples also report about of severe symptoms from Calchas nordmanni stings from another Greek island (Megisti). It is very difficult to conclude anything from these unverified reports about the potential danger of Mediterranean Iuridae. These scorpions are very rare, and are seldom in contact with peoples. This might explained the lack of cases in the medical literature (peoples are rarely stung by these scorpions). It is also important to note that no other Iuridae worldwide are reported to have medical significance. Until further research is done, the European Iuridae should be treated with respect. Peoples who were stung were mostly construction workers who worked in the foundations of old stony buildings.

Nordmann’s Scorpion (Calchas nordmanni Birula, 1899) is a small scorpion that reaches 45 mm in length and has been decribed firstly from Artvin province in Anatolia (Caucasus region). It is light brown in color and only known from Greece (one or two islands) and Turkey, and also the single species of the genus. The pedipalp chela fingers with 6-7 oblique rows of principal denticles; tibial spurs present on third and fourth pair of legs (in the genus Iurus tibial spurs are absent); tarsus with two submedian rows of setae ventrally, without median row of setaceous tufts (this present in the other genus of the family Iuridae, Iurus); stigmata –respiratory openings- small and oval in shape (however these are long and slit-like in Iurus). Very little is known about the biology and actual distribution of this scorpion. The species prefer humid habitats in forests, where it is located under stones and other suitable objects. We detect this animal in the calceraous semi-arid area in loose background as seen in my shot.

References:

1. Wikipedia.
2. European Scorpions.
3. DiscoverLife.
4. Francke, 0. F. & Soleglad, M. E. (1981). The family Iuridae Thorell (Arachnida, Scorpiones) . J . Arachnol., 9 :233-258 .
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Halo Dayi, galiba akrep serisine basladin. dehset gorunuyor. verdigin bilgiler de ayrica cok guzel. Eline saglik...

cypturk

Nefis bir akrep makrosu daha. Hem de TN de ilk kez. Tebrikler Bayram hocam. Beni ürkütüyorlar:)
Elinize sağlık.
Nazım

Large and graphic macro image of this species of Scorpions, Bayram.
You have got perfect details and colours in this shot.
I am scared of these creatures because their sting can hurt like hell.
TFS and regards.
Ram

hi Friend,
A lovely capture of this Nordmann's Scorpion and also a very good dedication for Redek. Sharp details and very well composed. Many thanks for sharing this.

Merhaba Hocam, yıne akrep :S sız bunların olduğu yerlerde arazı calışmalarınız boyunca gecelerı de kalmıyosunuz değil mi :S Buyuk cesaret. Elınıze sağlık.
Selamlar

Fİliz

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2008-09-23 3:19]

Hello Bayram,
Congratulations on this first for Nordmann's Scorpion on TN!
Excellent sharpness and detail allows us to see the features from this good side POV.
Nice to dedicate this to our friend Radomir, amuch appreciated member of TN.
Thanks for sharing this rare image my friend,
Cheers,
Ivan

Merhaba Hocam,
Harika bir ekrep karesi daha, bakalım daha neler çıkacak arşivden :) Elinize sağlık, saygılar
Naşit

Hi Bayram

Great shot of this robust looking scorpion.
Good composition and sharpness.
Good POV and DOF

Chris

Hola Bayram,
A beautiful specimen, if you can find an iota of beauty in a scorpion that is. I'm sure Radomir would love your kind dedication. However I'm again of the opinion that your white balance was a little off while photographing the scorp, so there is a faint but general brownish tinge over it. Tried to remove it in my WS, hope you won't find the result offensive!
Mehmet

hello Bayram

excellent shot of this Scorpion, fine POV,
beautiful warm luminosity and colour tones,
excellent sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2008-09-23 9:30]

Hi Bayram,i'm surpring another time..but how many reptils lives in your country? ehehe Every day a great surprise ,and every day a fantastic pic...surely the best reptils collections on TN,thanks a lot for your preciuos work,have a nice day,Luciano

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2008-09-23 9:35]

Hello Bayram
Excellent closed up.Sharp image with excellent detail.I like that natural BG.Excellent text to.
TFS Michel

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-09-23 9:37]

Hi Bro,

Another first on TN and this one isn't a killer. Congratulations! Maybe it's the position it is in but it really reminds me of a lobster. Not as tasty, I'm sure. Your always fascinating notes and excellent shot.

Jane

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  • bahar Silver Star Critiquer [C: 30 W: 0 N: 6] (46)
  • [2008-09-23 10:25]
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Çekim güzel olmuş hocam elinize sağlık böceklerden vaz mı geçtiniz:)
İyi çalışmalar
Bahar

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  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 162 W: 0 N: 973] (3718)
  • [2008-09-23 10:53]

Hi Bayram,

Outstanding hot of this unusual scorpion species. Nice to have it presented on its native soil.

Cheers!

Ishi

hi little bro Bayram,

another Scorpion picture and also razor sharp with lots of details.
great notes too as usual.

Gert

Hello Bayram,

Again a very nice capture of a scorpion. Excellent POV and focus. Superb detail. Excellent natural colours. I just discoverd an email you sent about 20 days ago. I will try to find the ID of the fly if it is not already done. For the other insects, it will be much more difficult.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-09-23 14:27]

Hi Geckoman,
a great macro of this scorpion.
The composition is superb.
The DOF is a little shallow but what is in focus is tack sharp.
Excellent light.
Great exposure.

Well done Bayram,

Joe

Hi Bayram, superb capture from a perfect point of view and very good presentation of this Artvin scorpion. Excellent close up job with nice lighting and composition, sharp details and good natural colours. Thanks to sharing... Leyla

Hi Bayram,
Once again I must write that I'm only marking now, I'll be back with detailed comment after night :)
Anyway, many thanks for so great dedication!!! :)
Radek

Salam Bayram,

An outstanding capture of this Nordmann's scorpion with nice color & detail. Well done...Bayram. I hope that I don't dream of scorpions & bats tonight...just joking!

TFS.

Best regards,

Umar

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-09-24 4:50]

Hello Bayram, Very nice information captured and well presented. Thanks for sharing this info.Ganesh

Helo Bayram.
I always loved this fantastic creatures, and yours pictures of this scorpions are excellent!
Fine sharpness and details.
Thanks for sharing this marvels!
Cheers,
José Roberto

Hi Bayran, an other superb scoprpion with fantastic details, perfect focus, splendid sharpness, great first on TN of this creature, bravo amico mio:) very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
  • [2008-09-24 6:13]

Hello Bayram,
Personally I like this photo a lot more than the one of yesterday. This is a photo in splendid natural colours and with great sharpness and details. Very good composition.
Regards,
Peter

Hello Bayram,

An excellent shot of this beast, nice exposure and sharpness.

Most animals don't bother me, but scorpions give me the creeps, so I'm glad that we don't have them in the part of the country where I live.

Thanks,
John

Hi Bayram
Scorpions are great. I have seen those animals in nature(but different species) in Bulgaria. Great informative presentation with very good note
TFS
Krzysztof

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1065 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2008-09-27 11:22]

Muhteşem bir makro daha. Elinize sağlık.
Mehmet

Renkler, detaylar ve ortamdaki detaylar ile sıradışı bir kare. Elinize sağlık.
Deniz

Yine mükemmel bir makro ve sunum. Elinize sağlık.
Bahadır

hi my friend,
your archive is full of beautiful images
of many species, such as this scorpion..
true preview on nature trek
thanks for sharing sERGIO

Hello Bayram

A wonderful POV for this close up of a scorpion.
The details and focus are very good.
You have captured the textures well.
The colours appear very natural.
Well done.
TFS

Wolf

Kanki kusura bakma ama delisin sen. Adamı gebertir bu yahu. ne biçim korkunç akrep.

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  • valy67 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1880 W: 59 N: 2915] (8733)
  • [2009-01-29 12:45]

Hello Bayram !
What an impressive and dangerous-looking scorpion ! You managed to capture him brilliantly. Sharpness and details are amazing, and I also like the very natural colors of the picture. Nicely composed, great POV. Very well done !
Valerie.

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