News Pertaining school and scorpions

[Radamanthys]

I'm not a scorpion person, but i just thougt i would share this with you guys

http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/galeria/0,,OI80849-EI306-FI947474,00.html

It's in portugues, so i'll translate

São Paulo: Scorpions are found in school nursery.

1st picture: 17 scorpions were found in the whole school.

2nd picture: This specimen was found in the nursery, while the babies sleep.

3rd picture: Mayor said that will decide what is going to become of the school after a position from the Health Surveillance

4th picture: All the 40 children that were in the school got replaced on other municipal schools.


Can anyone identify the scorpions?

 

[gh0001356]

Could be Tityus serrulatus.

 

[Nungunugu]

I would also say it's T.serrulatus. Brazils most venomous scorpion.

 

[calum]

looks like A tityus species. serrulatus?

 

[Michiel]

It is T.serrulatus and I hope they exterminate all specimens and relocate the baby's.

PS. this might sound harsh about the extermination, but T.serrulatus is a down right PEST in some of the urban areas in Brazil. Most definetly not a threatened species or anything.

 

[Radamanthys]

It is T.serrulatus and I hope they exterminate all specimens and relocate the baby's.

PS. this might sound harsh about the extermination, but T.serrulatus is a down right PEST in some of the urban areas in Brazil. Most definetly not a threatened species or anything.

These things are EVERYWHERE in big cities such as São Paulo. So may hides, so much food

 

[winter_in_tears]

send some over here. I'll take them all. lol. no need to kill.

 

[pandinus]

they're parthenogenic, so all that needs to happen is one gets loose, and all of the sudden you have a massive infestation of one of the western hemisphere's deadliest scorpions. and though they come from a humid environment my experience has been that they are very adaptable and can take drought conditions very well. If ever there was a scorpion that intimidates me, this is probably it. It's frightening to think about what might happen if a small group were to make it in to say florida, georgia, east TX, etc. they are possibly more prolific than even cockroaches, with a very nasty sting to back it up.



John

 

[Aztek]

they're parthenogenic, so all that needs to happen is one gets loose, and all of the sudden you have a massive infestation of one of the western hemisphere's deadliest scorpions. and though they come from a humid environment my experience has been that they are very adaptable and can take drought conditions very well. If ever there was a scorpion that intimidates me, this is probably it. It's frightening to think about what might happen if a small group were to make it in to say florida, georgia, east TX, etc. they are possibly more prolific than even cockroaches, with a very nasty sting to back it up.



John

My dark side wishes that would happen.

 

[pandinus]

My dark side wishes that would happen.

scorpions are fun when they are in cages or in the wild, but to have something that hot completely infesting every possible nook and cranny is a bit much even for me.


John

 

[Aztek]

I've lived in a place like that.

 

[pandinus]

I've lived in a place like that.

give me a house full of limpidus or infamatus over serrulatus any day.

BTW for those who are lost this is the scorp in question

john

 

[Aztek]

Well their has been more deaths do to the centruroides, but suit yourself.

 

[cjm1991]

Well theirs been more deaths do to the centruroides, but sit yourself.

I found this very interesting.

 

[Aztek]

What one letter missing in a sentence can do. Amazing.

 

[pandinus]

its a more remote area with worse medical facilities than brazil, thats why more people die, not because of toxicity.


John

 

[Aztek]

So you're saying Tityus have a more toxic venom then the dangerous Centruroides species?

I was sure it was the opposite.

 

[winter_in_tears]

It is T.serrulatus and I hope they exterminate all specimens and relocate the baby's.

PS. this might sound harsh about the extermination, but T.serrulatus is a down right PEST in some of the urban areas in Brazil. Most definetly not a threatened species or anything.

How would you feel if they exterminate YOU?

 

[deathwing]

Well if a T.s. gets loose then within a decade all of the roaches in the city will be gone. And free T. serrulatus for everyone!

 

[pandinus]

im almost positive that Tityus are much more toxic than almost any centruroides, but i am more than happy t oeat my own words and apologize if proven wrong.




John