Scorpion Picture Thread

[pannaking22]

Anuroctonus ???

Unknown anuroctonus species, much darker in appearance than the photo suggests. More slender, and gracile than 'true' pococki.. Bristles on her chelicerae are minute, chelicerae are narrow, much less robust than the true 'pococki' specimens im used to. Refuses to burrow, found in moist riparian habitat. Hates dryness, very uncharacteristic of this genus! I attempted to transfer her to an old anuroctonus enclosure with a pre-made burrow, she reacted negatively to the substrate, running all over the place


Im unsure what to think. Simply a different phenotype? Or a species that prefers riparian and soft soil over chaparral and clay? (would explain the weaker chelicerae)

Sorry, I don't really have any answers here, but that is a great looking scorp!

 

[G. Carnell]

Loving the Anuroctonus! chocolate caramel flavour!


Hottentotta alticola mating attempt!

 

[netr]

Euscorpius tergestinus


This is my first ever scorpion, having branched off from tarantulas at last. It's about 3.5cm / 1.25" from claw tip to tail and awfully cute. Will try to get a full body shot at some point.

 

[Tcollector]

H. paucidens

 

[Tcollector]

AA and LQ

 

[Smokehound714]

Anuroctonus ???

Unknown anuroctonus species, much darker in appearance than the photo suggests. More slender, and gracile than 'true' pococki.. Bristles on her chelicerae are minute, chelicerae are narrow, much less robust than the true 'pococki' specimens im used to. Refuses to burrow, found in moist riparian habitat. Hates dryness, very uncharacteristic of this genus! I attempted to transfer her to an old anuroctonus enclosure with a pre-made burrow, she reacted negatively to the substrate, running all over the place


Im unsure what to think. Simply a different phenotype? Or a species that prefers riparian and soft soil over chaparral and clay? (would explain the weaker chelicerae)

Well, it's been nearly a month later, and this specimen still makes no attempt to burrow. Doesn't make the standard defensive posture common to anuroctonus, either. All other anuroctonus species I've had burrowed within a day or two, but this one just digs a simple scrape and rests there. On moist coco fiber she's calm and happy, but dry substrate still freaks her out.

edit: when she molts, I'm going to send the exuvia to a specialist and find out what she is exactly.

 

[Tcollector]

@Smokehound714 that is a nice looking scorp.

 

[Formerphobe]

Pandinus imperator
A couple of young males I got in last year to expand the gene pool.

Big Bertha, up close and personal

Taken a few years ago during a tank upgrade.


Freshly molted female - still chocolate and cream colored.

One of Bertha's first clutch from 2010 taken earlier this year. I was doing some tank maintenance and harvesting some youngsters and this female tried to make a break for it.

 

[G. Carnell]

thats definitely a big one think my adults were half the size of that hehe

 

[Kron]

My first Scorpion (a Red claw):

Looking for a name currently.

 

[Smokehound714]

Serradigitus sp 'winterhaven'

Smeringurus mesaensis

Paruroctonus xanthus

Looks extremely similar to smeringurus! I actually thought i had nothing but giant sand scorpions

 

[Smokehound714]

took a higher resolution shot of one of my Smeringurus

 

[Smokehound714]

Juvenile S mesaensis aculeus

 

[journeys and scorpions]

Very cool!

 

[Smokehound714]

Hadrurus spadix in situ eating one of the many solifugids encountered that night

 

[G. Carnell]

Nice and fat spadix!!



Euscorpiops karschi I2 babies:

Euscorpius species adult male, wish these guys got bigger, such huge claws to body!

 

[Smokehound714]

Lol I was tired that's not spadix it's arizonensis haha.

 

[G. Carnell]

C'mon guys, MORE PICTURES!!!!


Adult Heterometrus bengalensis couple
pretty noticeable sexual dimorphism, you'd think they were two different species!

 

[Smokehound714]

Found: Smeringurus vachoni

Would've had a third specimen if I hadnt stumbled and scared it into its burrow X(

AND.. a LEGIT serradigitus species! Man this thing was agile.. they really are excellent climbers o_o

Nice pallid specimen

 

[Redellimom]

Here is Scorpinox, and she is a central Texas cave scorpion, Pseudouroctonus reddelli, found on our property.She just had a brood of babies! Here are some pictures of her and her babies