Byron had to do a black-&-white project for his photography class, so he asked me if he could do something with me and my scorpions. This is what came out...

That last one made me feel like an especially mature zoologist.

Those are all shots of my Arizona desert hairy scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis). And, in case you're wondering, its sting is not particularly dangerous.

[Photos by Byron Jowers]