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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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
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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