Phendy
Arachnopeon
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Hi, I'm trying to gather general info on scorpion identification, and so far have encountered some contradictions/renaming/species-adjustments and such, So I assume these are expected as generally scorpions are not yet extensively studied enough, compared to plants and other animal classes. but depending on the book or video I gain info from, the details that are given attention are different. as an example I see someone posting a scorpion photo and asking for ID, and then an expert instantly names the family, then same expert or another comes with a specific name, or at most two names, which one is correct @ %99 certainty. and when asked why, he/she answers because the tail is longer than sth, or because the fingers are dark, or body is hairy, or say there's line on back etc.
So it's clear that the number of things to consider is at least a dozen. and that's the question:
Can we compile a list of details to pay attention to, when trying to identify scorpions?
[if ordered or grouped by level of importance in identification process, that'd be great]
I know these are (or could be) considered:
total body size, color, tail size, hairiness, pincers size, general body form, number of eyes(?), country of observation, season of observation, number of offsprings(?), the living place (inside hole, on ground, near water, on trees, ...)
So it's clear that the number of things to consider is at least a dozen. and that's the question:
Can we compile a list of details to pay attention to, when trying to identify scorpions?
[if ordered or grouped by level of importance in identification process, that'd be great]
I know these are (or could be) considered:
total body size, color, tail size, hairiness, pincers size, general body form, number of eyes(?), country of observation, season of observation, number of offsprings(?), the living place (inside hole, on ground, near water, on trees, ...)