Are bark scorpions considered to be.....

[Vixvy]

Are bark scorpions considered to be arboreal specimens? hope you guys can clarify this tnxs! or can we say that they are semi arboreal? most of the time i think they stay above groun.

 

[Ryan C.]

They are more semi-arboreal. When I had my Centruroides vittatus they would mostly stay on the vertical piece of cork bark but also hid under the piece of slate sometimes.

 

[Vixvy]

Great observation...will try to see my c.vit also i have not seen them hide under the rock slate.

 

[musihuto]

just a small addition: my c. gracilis seems to like being vertical (i.e. on a climb) much more than my c. vittatus...

cheers!
- munis

 

[SOAD]

i've never founded tityus stigmurus in a tree in nature... they stay under wood pieces or rocks.

 

[skinheaddave]

In Costa Rica, C.limbatus were always found on the ground, though they definitely can/do climb. T.ocelote were ALWAYS in the trees.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Vixvy]

that is why its a bit hard to get them classified so is it safe for us to classify them as semi arboreal? tnxs!

 

[rex_arachne]

perhaps opportunistic arboreals (as opposed to obligate arboreals like the hardcore bark scorps, if there is such a thing)?