Babycurus gigas

[drapion]

heres a pic of the female B.gigas I got about a week ago;P

 

[Steffen]

gigus? Isn't it gigas?

 

[drapion]

oops.let me fix that

 

[fusion121]

Nice species, how big are these guys?

 

[drapion]

about 3.5 inches...I think I might have a male too but I'm waiting to get it ID!

 

[Insane Dan]

man thats an awesome lookin scorp.... where can i get one???

 

[drapion]

you can get some from me when she pops

 

[Gigas]

gigus? Isn't it gigas?

He must have been day dreaming about a certain someone at the time

Nice scorp man.

 

[drapion]

no I have not slept yet!!!!I was packing boxes all night

 

[Canth]

no I have not slept yet!!!!I was packing boxes all night

I hope one of those was mine...

 

[Michiel]

Hi Drapion,


You can ID the male by his more bulbous pedipalps (manus of the pedipalp). This goes for all, but one (I keep forgetting the name of this species and I dont have my info at hand at work) babycurus species.......
There are a couple of other characteristics, but this is the main, and obvious one......
Cheers, and it is a beauty....but I already Pm'ed you about it on VL...

 

[Prymal]

Drapion,

Hope one of those boxes are headin' my way?

Luc

 

[woodson]

Hi Drapion,
it looks really beautiful.
:? :? but how can I distinguish it with B jacksoni?
The black chela?

Woodson

 

[Michiel]

No Woodson,

there are a lot of Babycurus sp. with black fingers.. All (but B.centrurimorphus) babycurus males have a bigger manus of the pedipalp. So it is easy to sex them.

B.gigas

Lenght: 89-110 mm
pectinal teeth number: 19-24
Moveable finger: 10 rows of granules
Fixed finger : 9 rows of granules
sexual dimorphism: male: bigger manus of the pedipalp, poorly developed or no keels on the 5th metasomal segment....

Remember: Babycurus power!

 

[donaldovic]

gigas

well guys, mine seems to be the same and she has something on her back!
:}

cheers
karsten

 

[Michiel]

WOW!!!! Nice Donaldovic :worship: I PM'ed you.......BTW

 

[Steffen]

Karsten that looks like a nasty infection. I suggest you use a 60/40 bleech/sulphuric acid solution to get rid of those parasites.

How many scorplings did you get? Doesn't look like a whole lot, compared to those of B. jacksoni, I've had this year. Or perhaps they are just hiding? :}

 

[PIter]

Ist dass ein Scorpion Sie nicht haben Karsten?

Is there a scorpion you don't have Karsten.

 

[donaldovic]

Ist dass ein Scorpion Sie nicht haben Karsten?

Is there a scorpion you don't have Karsten.

well peter,
there are several specimen i don´t have, for sure!
i would like to have some swammerdamis, a couple of different androctonus, some more tityus and centruroides ..... but, i hope to get some more!

cheers
karsten

 

[eupeus]

you get never enouth donaldovic...
i never ... i never lol...
;P :?