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Scorpion Collection (#11)

The scorpion, a fascinating creature found in various parts of the world, has captivated human curiosity for centuries

Background imageScorpion Collection: Refueling B2 Canberra WK163

Refueling B2 Canberra WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957

Background imageScorpion Collection: Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK161

Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK161
Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957

Background imageScorpion Collection: Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK160

Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK160
Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957

Background imageScorpion Collection: Two technicians beside WK163 one looks inside the engine hat

Two technicians beside WK163 one looks inside the engine hatch Date: 1957

Background imageScorpion Collection: Control panel of WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpio

Control panel of WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957

Background imageScorpion Collection: NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket

NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957

Background imageScorpion Collection: Testbed B2 Canberra WK163

Testbed B2 Canberra WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957

Background imageScorpion Collection: Test peroxide kerosene Scorpion rocket

Test peroxide kerosene Scorpion rocket tested in the bomb bay of a Canberra WK163 Date: 1957

Background imageScorpion Collection: Napier NSc 2 Double Scorpion rocket engine

Napier NSc 2 Double Scorpion rocket engine
Mounted in the bomb bay of EE Canberra WK163 the Napier NSc 2 Double Scorpion rocket engine Date: 1957

Background imageScorpion Collection: Zodiac Tile / Scorpio

Zodiac Tile / Scorpio
Hand painted Illustration on an original glazed clay tile, possibly used as a floor tile, approx 25cm x 25cm

Background imageScorpion Collection: Kirlian Scorpion

Kirlian Scorpion
A SCORPION

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion. Rhodes, Greece

Scorpion. Rhodes, Greece
ROG-11711 Scorpion Rhodes, Greece Mesobuthus gibbosus Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion Africa

Scorpion Africa
PM-3852 SCORPION Africa Hadogenes bicolor Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpions - mating dance

Scorpions - mating dance
LB-4105 Scorpions - mating dance Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion Costa Rica

Scorpion Costa Rica
MAR-353 Scorpion Costa Rica Centruroides limbatus Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion San Cipriano Reserve, Cauca, Colombia

Scorpion San Cipriano Reserve, Cauca, Colombia
MAR-589 Scorpion San Cipriano Reserve, Cauca, Colombia Tytius sp. Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: Desert Hairy / Giant Hairy Scorpion - Under UV light - Arizona - USA

Desert Hairy / Giant Hairy Scorpion - Under UV light - Arizona - USA
CAN-3624 Desert Hairy / Giant Hairy Scorpion Under UV light - Arizona - USA Hadrurus arizonensis John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageScorpion Collection: Fat tailed Scorpion - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

Fat tailed Scorpion - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
DOW-366 Fat tailed Scorpion Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates Androctonus crassicauda Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: HRD01675

HRD01675
AUS-975 Scorpion (fam. Scorpionidae) Shark Bay, Western Australia Urodacus armatus, Greg Harold / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageScorpion Collection: Parabuthus Scorpion - leaving tracks up a dune at sunset - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa

Parabuthus Scorpion - leaving tracks up a dune at sunset - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-443 Parabuthus Scorpion - leaving tracks up a dune at sunset Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Parabuthus villosus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageScorpion Collection: Leo stained glass, St. Karlikirche, Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe

Leo stained glass, St. Karlikirche, Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion TEA 5 Opisthophtalmus sp. © Andy Teare / ARDEA LONDON

Scorpion TEA 5 Opisthophtalmus sp. © Andy Teare / ARDEA LONDON
TEA-5 SCORPION Opisthophtalmus sp. Andy Teare Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: Hairy Scorpion PM 5083 Hadrurus hirsutus © Pat Morris / ARDEA LONDON

Hairy Scorpion PM 5083 Hadrurus hirsutus © Pat Morris / ARDEA LONDON
PM-5083 Hairy Scorpion Hadrurus hirsutus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion - Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia

Scorpion - Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia
MAR-957 Scorpion Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia Heterometrus longimanus borneens Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion Walking on dune sand with tail raised Namib Dune Belt, Namibia, Africa

Scorpion Walking on dune sand with tail raised Namib Dune Belt, Namibia, Africa
KAT-267 Scorpion - Walking on dune sand with tail raised Namib Dune Belt, Namibia, Africa Parabuthus villosus Rare among scorpions as they are active during the day actively hunting for prey

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion Defensively flattend to the ground with venom on the tip of the tail Namib Dune Belt

Scorpion Defensively flattend to the ground with venom on the tip of the tail Namib Dune Belt, Namibia, Africa
KAT-266 Scorpion - Defensively flattend to the ground with venom on the tip of the tail Namib Dune Belt, Namibia, Africa Parabuthus villosus Rare among scorpions as they are active during the day

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion Hunting on hot desert sands Namib Dune Belt, Namibia, Africa

Scorpion Hunting on hot desert sands Namib Dune Belt, Namibia, Africa
KAT-263 Scorpion - Hunting on hot desert sands Namib Dune Belt, Namibia, Africa Parabuthus villosus Rare among scorpions as they are active during the day actively hunting for prey

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpio constellation

Scorpio constellation. Illustrated card from a 19th century astronomical teaching aid called Uranias Mirror, after the Greek muse of astronomy. There are 32 cards in total

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion

Scorpion
TEA-7 Scorpion - tail raised Andy Teare Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: Tailless Whip Scorpion Mexico Fam: Amblypygi

Tailless Whip Scorpion Mexico Fam: Amblypygi
PM-6485 Tailless Whip Scorpion Mexico Acathophorinus coronatus Fam: Amblypygi Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: Tailless Whip Scorpion Tropical Mexico Fam: Amblypygi

Tailless Whip Scorpion Tropical Mexico Fam: Amblypygi
KEL-274 Tailless Whip Scorpion Tropical Mexico Fam: Amblypygi Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: Mordant Scorpion - with 28 young Coast Range Mountains of California, USA

Mordant Scorpion - with 28 young Coast Range Mountains of California, USA
KEL-269 Mordant Scorpion - with 28 young Coast Range Mountains of California, USA Uroctonus mordax Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion with young on back - Costa Rica

Scorpion with young on back - Costa Rica
CAN-2713 Scorpion with young on back Costa Rica John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageScorpion Collection: CLY02069

CLY02069
AUS-291 False scorpions - small, harmless insect eaters; female carries eggs on underside Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com (Order)

Background imageScorpion Collection: CLY02064

CLY02064
AUS-286 A scorpion (Fam: Scorpionidae) female carrying young on back central Australia Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageScorpion Collection: CLY02063

CLY02063
AUS-285 A scorpion (Fam: Scorpionidae) on red sand central Australia Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageScorpion Collection: Alet-i-Rafadiza-Al Ziji Shahirshahiza

Alet-i-Rafadiza-Al Ziji Shahirshahiza, Topkapi Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Background imageScorpion Collection: Insect factory

Insect factory, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpion, Monteverde Cloud Forest National Park, Monteverde, Costa Rica, Central America

Scorpion, Monteverde Cloud Forest National Park, Monteverde, Costa Rica, Central America

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpio (Rossum)

Scorpio (Rossum)
SCORPIO the Scorpion 23 October - 21 November

Background imageScorpion Collection: Three Scorpions

Three Scorpions
1 - Great African scorpion (buthus afer) 2 - European scorpion (scorpio europaeus) 3 - telyphonus giganteus

Background imageScorpion Collection: Scorpions & Spiders

Scorpions & Spiders
Various arachnida, including (1) Scorpion, (2) Tarantula, (3) Bird Catcher, (4) Water Spider (aquatic aranea), and (5) Diadem Spider




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The scorpion, a fascinating creature found in various parts of the world, has captivated human curiosity for centuries. One notable species is the African Scorpion C1850, known for its distinctive appearance and venomous sting. In aviation history, the scorpion's influence can be seen through the Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK163, which served as a crucial platform for experimental flights. Another aircraft bearing this name is the Northrop F-89 Scorpion, an iconic jet fighter that played a significant role during Cold War tensions. Similar to their arachnid counterparts, these flying machines showcased agility and precision in their respective domains. The Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK162 further exemplified this trait by pushing boundaries and testing new technologies. Beyond aviation connections, "Scorpion" also refers to geographical locations like South Europe where these creatures thrive. Their presence adds an element of mystery to these regions' ecosystems. In ancient mythology and astrology, Scorpio holds symbolic significance as one of the zodiac signs represented by La Balance (Scales). This celestial representation highlights balance and intensity associated with those born under this sign. Returning to aviation history once more brings us back to Northrop F-89J Scorpions O-32674 and O-21911 - variants that contributed significantly to military operations during their time in service. These aircraft embodied power and strength while defending national interests. Whether it's exploring diverse arachnids or marveling at powerful warplanes named after them, there is no denying that "scorpion" encompasses both natural wonders and technological achievements alike.