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I currently keep 3 different Megacormus sp. of which 2 are most likely new species (and both found by me, one not shown here). I love this species, very small, hence small container, and they seem to be happy with a cocos substrate and some small pieces of wood to hide underneath.
Megacormus sp with brood. Its most likely a new species from the state of Veracruz, discovered (if that's the right word) by me last year. I keep four specimen in captivity and am very happy with those additional little ones. Megacormus is steadily becoming my favorite scorpion genus.
Earlier this year I guided a team from UNAM (Including Oscar F. Francke) to one of the locations I had found this species and we collected around 10 of them between the 4 of us.
Moving a 2i Megacormus sp. to a different enclosure. The diameter of the straw is 6mm. I cut away a part and heated it to make the small platform, which sticks out 9mm. The scorpion itself is head to start of first tail segment est. 3 mm.
If the scorpion doesn't want to get off, blowing softly through the straw helps
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Handsfree!
2i Megacormus sp.
I isolated 13 but over the past week 8 died. I think I should have started feeding them much sooner. If those 5 stay alive for another week I am convinced I can get them to at least 3rd instar, and I will have better luck with the other Megacormus sp. with brood (see next photo).
Different Megacormus sp; mom with 2i offspring. I already started to feed them pre-killed fruit flies but haven't seen them eating yet (mom, yes). This species is hard to find (took me 4 hrs to find one, but it turned out to be a gravid female).
I catch the fruit flies with a sock and vacuum cleaner; I suffocate them with the sock, and then bang the vacuum cleaner on their little fly heads. :}
By the way, note how easy it is to see the mom on the wood (that's how I found her) but how hard it is to spot the little ones, they really blend in.
Megacormus sp with brood. Its most likely a new species from the state of Veracruz, discovered (if that's the right word) by me last year. I keep four specimen in captivity and am very happy with those additional little ones. Megacormus is steadily becoming my favorite scorpion genus.
Earlier this year I guided a team from UNAM (Including Oscar F. Francke) to one of the locations I had found this species and we collected around 10 of them between the 4 of us.
Moving a 2i Megacormus sp. to a different enclosure. The diameter of the straw is 6mm. I cut away a part and heated it to make the small platform, which sticks out 9mm. The scorpion itself is head to start of first tail segment est. 3 mm.
If the scorpion doesn't want to get off, blowing softly through the straw helps
.
Handsfree!
2i Megacormus sp.
I isolated 13 but over the past week 8 died. I think I should have started feeding them much sooner. If those 5 stay alive for another week I am convinced I can get them to at least 3rd instar, and I will have better luck with the other Megacormus sp. with brood (see next photo).
Different Megacormus sp; mom with 2i offspring. I already started to feed them pre-killed fruit flies but haven't seen them eating yet (mom, yes). This species is hard to find (took me 4 hrs to find one, but it turned out to be a gravid female).
I catch the fruit flies with a sock and vacuum cleaner; I suffocate them with the sock, and then bang the vacuum cleaner on their little fly heads. :}
By the way, note how easy it is to see the mom on the wood (that's how I found her) but how hard it is to spot the little ones, they really blend in.
