!!cought My First Scorpion!!!

[KoffinKat138]

hi

i live out in west of Atlanta Georgia,and it was raining really hard to day,when i was at my grandparents,and they kinda live out in the back of a neighbor hood,and they were talking about how they have seen some scorps latley,so it stoped raining for a while,and i decided to go around flipping over stuff over to look for some.,every where back there, has alot of dead leaves and pinestraw,so i flipped over a flat rock and found a SCORP!!-at first it looked like a small earwig that we have all over here,but the it spun around at me.,so i ran in and grabbed a tubber ware cup to put it in.-im still amazed that i found one.

i was going to see if any one could i dentify it,and give me that latin name and the common name. and tell me how bad the sting of it is.and is it communal.
after going out and finding it with in a matter of minutes,im sure theres more.

i'll post pics as soon as my camera charges.

-Blake

 

[H. laoticus]

haha awesome.

I'd flip over anything that is dry underneath, have fun

 

[codykrr]

im no expert, and to be honest i didnt know georgia had scorps but i belive that is a C. gracilis. also if im not mistaken, there sting is very painful but not deadly? but then isnt there another C. gracilis thats from south america or something that is very deadly?....eitherway nice find. i remember my first find!

 

[Richard McJimsey]

Vaejovis carolinianus anyone?

 

[whitewolf]

+1 V Carolinianus edit common name is "Southern Devil Scorpion" Native to Georgia, Tennessee, and Carolina

1-2" as adults. Not very hard to care for. Lots of hides and moist coco fiber or peat and a small water dish. Will not see them much except at night. Quick to sting but, venom scale very low at a 1. Communal as adults only in smaller numbers. Very slower growers and long gestation cycles, but worth the wait for me at least. Can be very hard to sex because of their size.
One of my favorites.
http://theinverts.com/vaejoviscarolinianuscare.html

 

[ThomasH]

im no expert, and to be honest i didnt know georgia had scorps but i belive that is a C. gracilis. also if im not mistaken, there sting is very painful but not deadly? but then isnt there another C. gracilis thats from south america or something that is very deadly?....eitherway nice find. i remember my first find!

Definitely NOT gracilis!

I am 100% positive that your scorpion is a V./H. carolinianus.

TBH

 

[Gracilis]

im no expert, and to be honest i didnt know georgia had scorps but i belive that is a C. gracilis. also if im not mistaken, there sting is very painful but not deadly? but then isnt there another C. gracilis thats from south america or something that is very deadly?....eitherway nice find. i remember my first find!

i dunno how you thought C.gracilis.... :wall: :wall:

 

[mromero92]

I am almost POSITIVE this is Uroctonus Mordax. i have 5 that look exactly the same as yours.

 

[whitewolf]

Urocctonus Mordax: http://www.scorpopedia.com/Uroctonus_mordax#Distribution

Georgia Natives:
http://www.scorpopedia.com/Vaejovis_carolinianus
http://www.scorpopedia.com/Centruroides_hentzi

OP lives in Georgia. They also look exactly like mine. V. Carolinianus

Checklist by state:
http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/scorpiones/states.html

No for that info it cost you. J/K You must catch more of these and contact me. LOL. I keep telling you Georgia and Alabama people I need a male and maybe a couple more girls now get to hunting. LOL.

 

[KoffinKat138]

Thanks for all the Info!

now that i know my grandparents house was built on Scorp territory,i can add a few more stuff to my collection,and help them by not getting
"Exterminated" :wall: