David Dimbleby's tattoo is wrong: the scorpion should have eight legs "Don't get a tattoo, you'll regret it" is the warning conservative parents give their children. But despite David Dimbleby waiting until he was 75, the presenter may be already be filled with post-tattoo regret, after making a crucial mistake in the design. David Dimbleby's scorpion tattoo has a mere six legs and pincers instead of the eight it should possess as an member of the arachnida class. Although the presenter himself was not available for comment, the east London tattoo parlour which drew the scorpion told the BBC News website Mr Dimbleby had provided his own design.