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  1. brandontmyers

    ID help: did I just find H. arizonensis?

    You *may* be able to get away with keeping a pair together. However, Paruroctonus are very aggressive towards each other. I have kept P. boreus together for a few months and the female always ends up eating the male.
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    ID help: did I just find H. arizonensis?

    Very true. The only other species from the 'boreus' microgroup found in Baja is P. arnaudi which is only known from the Socorro Sand Dunes. The other species found in Baja Norte are going to be psammophiles and have a distinct yellow color. I believe that this would be the only one in the area...
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    Is this a C. vittatus or C. exilicauda?

    Centruroides vittatus is only know as far west as central New Mexico down into Sonora. The only species found in Baja is C. exilicauda.
  4. brandontmyers

    ID help: did I just find H. arizonensis?

    Probably Paruroctonus silvestrii. It is known from Ensenada.
  5. brandontmyers

    What is it found in southen California?

    Not Paruroctonus as it has a notch at the anterior portion of the carapace. Looks like it could be a juvenile Paravaejovis puritanus.
  6. brandontmyers

    Help me ID Centruroides species

    Yep, Centruroides sculpturatus 'gertschi'. I believe these are found in the more southern parts of AZ, closer to the border with Mexico.
  7. brandontmyers

    Picked up Some new Scorpions

    1 and 2 appear to be Paravaejovis spinigerus. 3 and 4 look to be Paravaejovis confusus.
  8. brandontmyers

    Hottentotta species????

    Definitely Leiurus sp, looks to be L. quinquestriatus. Does not look to be in great health as the telson is black.
  9. brandontmyers

    list of parthenogenic scorpions?

    There is no scientific proof of this. It is not impossible, but claims from the Philippines of many different scorpions species being parthenogentic are common. Not once has anything been proved.
  10. brandontmyers

    Where to find wild scorps in TN

    Vaejovis carolinianus can be found pretty much anywhere in between the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau and the western slopes of the Appalachians. You can check pine forests pretty much anywhere in that area and you should find some eventually. Centruroides vittatus is a bit different...
  11. brandontmyers

    Scorpion ID??

    This is a Buthus or Mesobuthus sp. It is almost impossible to say what species without knowing where it is from.
  12. brandontmyers

    Communal V. carolinianus setup

    Until they are adults, they are extremely cannibalistic like Tyler said. Most scorpions tend to only eat their siblings after molting or if they are desperate for food. Vaejovis carolinianus does not discriminate and will eat each other with plentiful food around.
  13. brandontmyers

    African Yellow Scorpion Hottentotta?

    Looks to me to be a Hottentotta hottentotta.
  14. brandontmyers

    Identification help

    It is hard to determine the species as it is in pretty poor shape. Looks to be either a juvenile Hadrurus or a Paruroctonus species. Neither of which of any medical concern.
  15. brandontmyers

    Adult or juvenile?

    Usually the coloration is a bit different as well as parts of the body. This looks to be an adult.
  16. brandontmyers

    Need to know what happen?!?!?!

    Usually if this happens, the female has either: birthed too early or abandoned the babies. The first case looks to be what has happened here. This happens if they get stressed for any reason. She may still give birth to some in the future. But if she is housed with a male, babies will happen...
  17. brandontmyers

    Qs on Jayakari & Salei classification

    Polymorphism is very common in scorpions. Chela (claw) color is usually not a determining factor in the taxonomy, unless it is coupled with other differences.
  18. brandontmyers

    Qs on Jayakari & Salei classification

    On H. salei from Lowe, G. 2010. Two new species of HottentottaBirula, 1908 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from northern Oman. Euscorpius, 103: 1−23. COMMENTS. The metasoma is much less hirsute than the pedipalps, but is more hirsute than in the sister species H. jayakari. This species was originally...
  19. brandontmyers

    Need some help on the translation of genus names

    Here is by far the best article you will get on the etymology of scorpions. Dupre has done a fantastic job. http://scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2016/10/nice-name-what-does-it-mean.html
  20. brandontmyers

    Help with ID

    Smeringurus mesaensis. The metasoma of Smeringurus sp are very narrow in comparison to the rest of the body. For Hadrurus, the metasoma are much bulkier.
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