X-ray fluorescence image of the pedipalps (pincer) of a Pandinus imperator scorpion (IMAGE)

Smithsonian

X-ray fluorescence image of the pedipalps (pincer) of a Pandinus imperator scorpion

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Micro X-ray fluorescence microscopy of the metals present the stinger of an emporer scorpion (Pandinus imperator). Zinc (red) is concentrated towards the tip, and manganese (green) is concentrated farther down, with a clear line in between.

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E.P. Vicenzi/Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute and NIST

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