Odd poses and positions

[adam james]

Hi, my H.silenus recently molted. Leading up to the molt, and in particular now, I find my scorpion in very strange poses. Scorpion looks like it is trying to 'stretch', as a runner would before running etc.
These poses almost always involve some odd position of the chelicera. Right now the scorpion is in the hide, but posed so his chelicerae are pointed fully straight outward as far as they can go, like he is reaching (the way they kiss during mating). Also his tail is positioned as if he is striking something in his chelicerae (telson is resting on outstretched chelicera) and his tail is straight forward. One claw/arm extended fully open (bear hug style) and the other is next to his mouth.

He would do this as he got closer to moult, but not all that much. Now after molt it seems he has been doing this quite a bit (2.5 weeks since molt). Is this a sign of an issue, or is this normal behavior?
I cant seem to get a pic as he is in the back of his hide; I can see in with a red light, but camera cant pick it up.

 

[MorbidArachnid]

Sounds like cleaning behavior, scorpions will run their pedipalps or telsons through their mouths to clean them. Hard to say without a picture though.

 

[Brewser]

Still getting use to the New Armor.
Trying to get a good fit.

 

[adam james]

Sounds like cleaning behavior, scorpions will run their pedipalps or telsons through their mouths to clean them. Hard to say without a picture though.

i have seen him clean, this is more 'posed'. No movement, just stretched as much as possible.
Do you know what it means to do the 'dab'? If so, picture that but with mouth parts stretched forward all the way and tail stretched straight forward so the telson is by the mouth parts as well. sometimes a couple of the legs are stretched out as well.
Everything seems ok other than that. Still hiding during the day, comes to the hide entrance at night again now with claws open waiting for prey. Looks great with the fresh new extra large armor
Its just these weird poses I find him in. Sometimes i have to look for a few seconds just to figure out what i am looking at.

Still getting use to the New Armor.
Trying to get a good fit.

I hope this is the case. It kind of seems like that and that was my first thoughts as well. Maybe it will soon stop once he gets situated more. That was quite the transformation!