UV Flashlight

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Scorpion –

Scorpions can be found in Ubin. We found this injured scorpion (Liocheles Australasiae) at one of the NPark shelter.

You can find them at night using a UV flashlight. They will glow in the dark.

Update: 10 September 2009.

This China made UV torch is highly recommended. At 3 watt power, it is strong enough to light the jungle floor and spot small scorpions 3 metres away.

You can also find scorpions when you walk along the jungle boardwalk at Npark Lower Peirce Reservoir (entrance near Old Upper Thomson/Jacaranda road)

Update: 3 April 2010

Their other uses include detecting fake dollars, make your luminous watch glow brightly, detect urine and semen. Although a fun toy, just remember that UV lights can damage eyes so do not stare into the bulb or shine your friends’ or pets’ eyes directly. They cannot substitute general flashlight use as you will get a splitting headache.

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Scorpions watching –

The best place to watch for scorpions in Ubin is at the rubber plantation behind Npark Murai Hut.

We brought UV flashlights for our regular night walks and were able to see many as they glowed under UV lights.

Many are small ones hiding in tree hollows and parks. Best to remind those around not to rest their palms trunks or probe little holes with fingers. I was once bitten by one in Thailand. Its so painful that I thought a small snake has bitten me and refused to let go.

With a bit a patience we were soon rewarded with a 7 cm specimen which we were able to photograph. Scorpions will scamper away once they sense something threatening. The trick which I learned when playing with fighting spiders is to blow air at it steadily, causing the scorpion to remain still. One of us would point the UV flashlight while the other took pictures of it.

Lychas Scutilus

Update: Aug 2011

We found a magnificent specimen by the road at night(7.30pm). A folded dollar note was placed next to it for size comparison.

One of their favorite food are spiders which are plentiful in the same area. This scorpion had just finished its meal when we took pictures of it.

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Night walking –

Other than at the jetty and Npark toilets, there are no street lighting in Ubin. A good thing which encourages shy animals and birds to come out at night. Also, nightscapes looks just as bright even under moonlight as your eyesight is tuned to the darkness.

We also brought an arsenal of flashlights. They are needed to perform several functions, such as lights dimmed for camp lighting, flood lights for walking, long distance throw lights for animal spotting and light painting for night photography.

It was a rewarding night when we went over to Ubin on National day.

Picture below (Photograph taken by my buddy Alan Tay). Elusive civet cat. We heard its mewling and spotted in the trees with our flashlights. Accordingly to Mr. Lim who lives nearby, its probably a young civet cat calling for its mother.