Georgia

[pnshmntMMA]

visiting family in Macon Georgia. what are my odds of finding some Scorps?

 

[Gnat]

the only species you will be able to find is V. caralinianus but odds are pretty good. hit up some wooded areas with fallen pine trees. i have pretty good luck finding them under the bark of these. also if you find one under the bark of a tree, you can bet there are a few more hiding on the same tree.

 

[Stylopidae]

the only species you will be able to find is V. caralinianus but odds are pretty good. hit up some wooded areas with fallen pine trees. i have pretty good luck finding them under the bark of these. also if you find one under the bark of a tree, you can bet there are a few more hiding on the same tree.

^ What he said. I was in the University of Georgia's insect museum a few weeks ago, and I can verify that this is the only species which has been identified from this state as far as official records go.

 

[lancej]

Try looking under the bark of dead thicker-barked pine trees on the out-skirts of town. If you get a chance to go to Lake Sinclair, you would be almost guaranteed to find them. That's where I found my first scorpion in the wild. I was able to visit a couple of years ago, and there were still lots of them around. I've never had much luck with the thinner-barked pine trees, but almost every thicker-barked pine stump or log had at least one. Vaejovis carolinianus is a very cool species that can be kept communally(and that's how they are usually found). If you find any, please post some pictures! Good luck!

 

[pnshmntMMA]

thanks im about to go out right now!

 

[lancej]

Any luck yet?

 

[kharmakazy]

Good luck mate, I live 45 mins from there and I've never seen a scorpion in the wild.

 

[lancej]

Good luck mate, I live 45 mins from there and I've never seen a scorpion in the wild.

Where do you live? I may be able to point you in the right direction.

 

[Gnat]

i live about 45 minutes north of macon and i have a ton in the woods behind my house. once you know where to look they will be easy to spot. i had never found one outside in the 20 years ive lived here until last year.

 

[kharmakazy]

Where do you live? I may be able to point you in the right direction.

Live in sumter county.

So, did the OP find anything?

 

[the toe cutter]

WOOHOO Bonaire Ga baby! Yeah anyway, I lived there for a third of my life and never found a single molt, dead specimen or any signs of scorpions anywhere around there. And I herped just about every other day for hours and hours from Bibb, Houston and Twiggs county. But i did find tons of V carolinianus at Amicolola Falls north of Atlanta once at my campsite. The high light of my adventure there. Good luck

 

[lancej]

WOOHOO Bonaire Ga baby! Yeah anyway, I lived there for a third of my life and never found a single molt, dead specimen or any signs of scorpions anywhere around there. And I herped just about every other day for hours and hours from Bibb, Houston and Twiggs county. But i did find tons of V carolinianus at Amicolola Falls north of Atlanta once at my campsite. The high light of my adventure there. Good luck

My old stompin' grounds! I grew up in Warner Robins and Bonaire. Never found any scorps in Peach, Houston, Twiggs, Bleckley, or Taylor Counties, but I found 1 in north Bibb, and from Jones County north on Highway 129 all the way to Athens is crawling with them when you find the right habitat.

 

[the toe cutter]

They must not like the lower elevation perhaps? And Macon is on a plateau so maybe there is something to the elevation.

 

[lancej]

Either that, or it's the type of habitat. The coastal plain seems to be the barrier. BTW, did the OP ever find any?

 

[pnshmntMMA]

sorry guys, long time no login. No luck AT ALL.

 

[lancej]

Sorry to hear that. I went up there the last weekend in July and caught 13 in 2 1/2 hours(I found over 30!) in Jones County. Now I have a nice little colony of them.:biggrin: