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No need to chose, you can own both!! 
Poll: Scorps vs. Ts (owners of both only!)
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Wow, it's kinda funny to read the second sentence after reading the first.
Tell me how can this "red" color...
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/aztec_vamp/DSC02556.jpg
...even remotely match this fire red beauty (not gonna play it with the blue color, just google H. lividum)
http://www.tarantulas.ru/oboi/Brachypelma boehmei_3.jpg
Don't forget, t's can rise to a threat posture and slap you with their legs. Tarantulas are a lot more mobile and agile than scorpions.
True, and I feel I don't need to know more about scorpions because I already feel that T's are a lot better.
Anyway, I have no intention to get into a "debate", as I have nothing against scorpions, in fact I plan on starting get some in the future, it's just some of you scorp guys roamed here and made some statements downgrading tarantulas and hailing scorps like it were so univocal.
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Those are my 3i B. jacksoni in the black light pic above
Btw, some species of scorps have the ability to spray venom at their attacker.
There's also tailless whip scorpions, which are pretty cool as well.
There's also deadly species of scorpions, whereas in T's, there isn't. Not that there's anything particularly GOOD about that on our behalf, I'd thought I'd mention it.
Btw, some species of scorps have the ability to spray venom at their attacker.
There's also tailless whip scorpions, which are pretty cool as well.
There's also deadly species of scorpions, whereas in T's, there isn't. Not that there's anything particularly GOOD about that on our behalf, I'd thought I'd mention it.
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My scorp as well
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I voted Tarantulas, because to me scorps are only good for feeding to my centipedes lol BWAHAHAHAHA BWAHAHAHAHA
Seriously tho, In this type of question, not to include centipedes is ludicrous. Centipedes win hands down for interesting. They can pinch you with the terminal legs and bite the living doo doo out of you with the big fangs, make you sick as a dog and give you a good swelling and if you are lucky a good case of necrosis. Not to mention come in really cool colors and patterns. Some are communal (until they aren't lol ) and are very efficient killing machines. If the US military could make them get to 6 feet long and be able to control them no one would say anything bad about us lol
Seriously tho, In this type of question, not to include centipedes is ludicrous. Centipedes win hands down for interesting. They can pinch you with the terminal legs and bite the living doo doo out of you with the big fangs, make you sick as a dog and give you a good swelling and if you are lucky a good case of necrosis. Not to mention come in really cool colors and patterns. Some are communal (until they aren't lol ) and are very efficient killing machines. If the US military could make them get to 6 feet long and be able to control them no one would say anything bad about us lol
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is that big enough for my 6.5" S. heros castaniceps dinner?
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Pedes are pretty cool but are mostly burrowed for my taste. I'm not sure about the R. junceus will be a good sized meal but I got a B. boehmei just the right size.
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well the pede would probably eat as much as it can but if its full grown its a huge meal for a pede lol
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About 50/50 for me.
Tarantulas:
-Tarantulas are more "hands on" than scorps (save for Emps).
-Tarantulas are quieter (when my Emps are out their claws clang against their glass cages).
-Tarantulas are little easier to raise (not as heat dependent).
-Tarantulas hunt better (I place food in my Emp's claws with wood tongs).
Scorpions:
-Scorpions, even feisty and highly venomous ones, are easier to contain because they cannot climb smooth, flat surfaces.
-Some scorpions are communal, so you can conserve space.
-Scorpions are "more caring" mothers than tarantulas, making breeding easier.
-No need to worry about loose urticating hairs falling on you when you scorpions (the ones calm enough for handling).
-Scorpions GLOW under black light.
-Scorpions, IME, tend to be more active.
Tarantulas:
-Tarantulas are more "hands on" than scorps (save for Emps).
-Tarantulas are quieter (when my Emps are out their claws clang against their glass cages).
-Tarantulas are little easier to raise (not as heat dependent).
-Tarantulas hunt better (I place food in my Emp's claws with wood tongs).
Scorpions:
-Scorpions, even feisty and highly venomous ones, are easier to contain because they cannot climb smooth, flat surfaces.
-Some scorpions are communal, so you can conserve space.
-Scorpions are "more caring" mothers than tarantulas, making breeding easier.
-No need to worry about loose urticating hairs falling on you when you scorpions (the ones calm enough for handling).
-Scorpions GLOW under black light.
-Scorpions, IME, tend to be more active.
Pedes aren't arachnids. This is between the original arachnid(SCORPION) and the n00b arachnid(Tarantula)
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Camel Spider / Wind Scorpion FTW!!!
I 2nd the pede love
There is nothing quite as hypnotically captivating, and absolutely terrifying as watching a large pede cruise his enclosure at night in search of prey. And as far as burrowing too much I have a couple that almost never dig down. In fact my large ones spend alot of time on the surface.
There is nothing quite as hypnotically captivating, and absolutely terrifying as watching a large pede cruise his enclosure at night in search of prey. And as far as burrowing too much I have a couple that almost never dig down. In fact my large ones spend alot of time on the surface.
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EXACTLY AT NIGHT. The rest of the time their hidden. Wind scorpions are cool but: No venom, and are always hiding in the shade
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i have seen the pedes crusing hunting in the day time as well
and i think the most scary thing is when you flip a big rock and a 5or 6 inch pede runs up your arm and into your shirt lol
More like when a medically significant scorpion stings you:?
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I sense a West Side story number coming on...
We can be the T's and the Scorps instead of the Sharks and the Jets.
We can be the T's and the Scorps instead of the Sharks and the Jets.
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Hi,
this thread is sooo funny, i feel like contributing:
T vs scorp? - Both loose:
Both, boring, slow, limited in their movements, looking all the same, rather unskilled hunters that are just ridicolous in their feeding behaviour.
Any Ctenidae (true spider) wins hands down here.
Nothing like an adult Ancylometes or Phoneutria specimen, running as fast you´ll not even notice as much as a blurred shadow, not caring if it´s solid ground, glass sides or even up side down, jumping at their prey, jumping at YOU. :drool:
Seriously, though:
Each to their own and i have to admit, to my own surprise, as i was deadly bored by scorps like Androctonus and especially Emps, i seem to be developing a taste for Tityus lately.
Quite active and aggressive little bugs when it comes to catching prey. Nice looking, too.
Definitely gonna get me a T. ocelote...
No vote for me - each covered group here (also the pedes) has its adorable features. I just wouldn´t feel fair to drop in here.
Have a nice weekend,
Stefan
this thread is sooo funny, i feel like contributing:
T vs scorp? - Both loose:
Both, boring, slow, limited in their movements, looking all the same, rather unskilled hunters that are just ridicolous in their feeding behaviour.
Any Ctenidae (true spider) wins hands down here.
Nothing like an adult Ancylometes or Phoneutria specimen, running as fast you´ll not even notice as much as a blurred shadow, not caring if it´s solid ground, glass sides or even up side down, jumping at their prey, jumping at YOU. :drool:
Seriously, though:
Each to their own and i have to admit, to my own surprise, as i was deadly bored by scorps like Androctonus and especially Emps, i seem to be developing a taste for Tityus lately.
Quite active and aggressive little bugs when it comes to catching prey. Nice looking, too.
Definitely gonna get me a T. ocelote...
No vote for me - each covered group here (also the pedes) has its adorable features. I just wouldn´t feel fair to drop in here.
Have a nice weekend,
Stefan
This comparison is not fair anyways, because scientifically scorpions are an order (Scorpiones), while tarantulas are a family (Theraposidae). So the comparison could only be appropriate if we were to do it between all spiders, as an order (Araneae) and scorpions. Scorps wouldn't stand a chance.