calling all breeders

[Bigboy]

I'm curious to know in detail how scorpions mate. So I figured this would be the best place to start learning. So anyone with experience in this matter please do share it with me and the rest of the board.

 

[NightCrawler27]

they like lock up with their claws..kinda do a lil dance lookin thing and the male lays i beleive it is called a spermstick(or something like that) and the female walks over it and picks it up...someone will go into more detail im sure..but i only own emps

 

[Bigboy]

??

how exactly does the female pick it up?

 

[NightCrawler27]

from what i understand she walks over it, dragging her belly part over it, picking it up..

 

[G. Carnell]

yea, she squats over it, and then pushes downwards

then she may even eat the spermatophore (whether its used or not)

the male chooses where to place the spermatophore (i think this is the right spelling)
by using his pectines (the feathery things underneath)
usually he will place it on some bark or flattened rock