Scorpion Picture Thread

[Ythier]

Does this limbatus come from our petshop George ?
Gravid or Fat ?

 

[G. Carnell]

yep, she comes from there
definately gravid, you can see the embryos very clearly without the flash, but i dont have a tripod, so it would be too blurry

i cant remember when i bought her...
i think it was last febuary, exactly a year ago, or in january

its a long gestation period no?
i got 2 females, i was already gravid and gave birth, and this one was thin as a stick

no chance this species is parthenogenic?

2 babies i have kept dont seem to have the basal elongated pectinal tooth, do they develop this in the last instar (they are subadult) or do they always have it?

 

[Ythier]

its a long gestation period no?

I think also, I don't know about the gestation of Grosphus spp, but growth seems to be long, so...

no chance this species is parthenogenic?

I don't know ! I'd say no...but I saw in the past an iteroparous H.spinifer and a parthenogenetic B.mardochei, so all is possible...

2 babies i have kept dont seem to have the basal elongated pectinal tooth, do they develop this in the last instar (they are subadult) or do they always have it?

I'm almost sure that they have this sexual dimorphism since the birth (it's the case in Uroplectes spp anyway)

Cheers,
Eric

 

[rubra]

i was already gravid and gave birth, and this one was thin as a stick

Erm, you forgot a "t"

 

[G. Carnell]

ehe ehe,

silly mistake

thanks eric, in that case i have 2 little males ;(

EDIT: i actually meant to say <<1 was gravid and gave birth>>

 

[Ythier]

in that case i have 2 little males ;(

Good ! I have a young female

 

[G. Carnell]

the one on your site looks gravid already, no?
if not, you are welcome to 1 of the males

 

[Ythier]

the one on your site looks gravid already, no?
if not, you are welcome to 1 of the males

No, she's subadult (well, I think, what is the size of your adult female please ?)

 

[G. Carnell]

hi Eric
maybe 4-5cm max

a bit smaller than H.polystictus#

on looking at your pics again, yours might be subadult...
its claws should be slightly more bulbous i think

 

[Ythier]

ok thanks, so mine (3cm max) is subadult for sure !

 

[Raan_Jodus]

Well, a few weeks ago my Spadix just sat on his log and posed. I have no idea at all why he did this, but I decided to take a few shots of it while he was standing there. They turned out alright I think.

Last pic is of my female C. Vittatus, looking pretty fat. Do female Vittatus go through a 7th instar? I know the pic is bad, it just seems to be difficult to take a decent pic of her.

 

[G. Carnell]

hehe, that spadix is quite obviously evil!!!

 

[Raan_Jodus]

nah, the female I had was way nastier to me :} She actually tried to hurt me a few times when I moved her to a temp tank.

 

[Nikos]

first an odontobuthus odonturus with a b.dunia and second a p.cavimanus doing some acrobatic stuff.

 

[G. Carnell]

nice one! did the Odontobuthus actually eat the bug?

mating pics of E.flavicaudis (sexual sting lasted over 10 minutes) and an unwelcome intrusion!

 

[Tom Coote]

Emperor

One of my two emporers

 

[SpaceHawk]

first an odontobuthus odonturus with a b.dunia and second a p.cavimanus doing some acrobatic stuff.

My nephew got pinched by his p.cavimanus and it looked exactly like that, except it was his thumb! I was so proud of him not freaking out and tossing the poor scorp across the room (he's 12). He had the telson held in his other hand just sitting there almost crying, almost laughing. It was a funny site.

By the way, is that a pig ear (you know..the kind you can buy at Petco for your dogs)? I didn't know scorps like that stuff

 

[Black Hawk]

i think i'll try to put my two cents worth in, it looks like a big brown leaf to me...i could be wrong, but there's my guess

 

[Nikos]

no it'a just a tree leaf I placed in his enclosure for shelter.

@ George: yes he ate it!!!! I've been expecting these odontobuthus to molt for more than 4 months now and to my surprise he ate again yesterday!!! Very slow growing for a buthid...

nice photos of your euscorpius!

 

[Ythier]

Very slow growing for a buthid...

I agree..