Scorpion Picture Thread

[wikkid_devil]

That's the very same debate I had with the shop lol... but he looked at me like I was on another planet

Personally i think he's a H. longimanus but until I get a deffinate I.D. I'll stick with the shop's 'lable'

He's an agressive little b'stard tho lol and wont hold still long enough for any decent photo's

 

[G. Carnell]

Hi,
here are a few pics of H.spinifer, and H.laoticus which is what i think your specimen is
H.spinifer:

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H.laoticus (note no granulation on prosoma, like on your scorp)
http://www.scorpion-realm.co.uk/photos/heterometrus/def/5.jpg

EDIT: these two look different because the one on the left is an Adult male from Viet-nam, and the one on the right is a subadult female from Thailand

 

[wikkid_devil]

Been and had a closer look at Nero (boy was he upitty about it too lol) He has fine rounded granulation along the latteral edges of the carapace almost level with , but behind the lateral eyes. The surface of each manus is very smooth and matte (compared to the glossy finish on the rest of his body) however the ridges along them are very pronounced (like your sub adult female, but more so). As with all the examples you have posted above the granulation on his femur is is heavy and sharp.

 

[G. Carnell]

Hi
is it just me or have all my hyperlinks failed?
bloody internet..

Heterometrus are very hard to ID on the net, and probably with a microscope too, in the last pic i showed, this illustrates the variation of granulation in just one species, and there is a whole tangle of species out there, some easier and some harder to identify

H.longimanus by default has longer claws than yours, H.spinifer has claws similar to yours, but is generally alot more spikey and pitch black (shiny) compared to yours which is matt black (like H.laoticus)
H.spinifer also has strong granulation on either side of the eyes, this is visible in most pics

H.laoticus and H.petersii (both from SE Asia) have no granulation, but some slight marbling on the prosoma, no actual granules, but it doesnt look entirely smooth

here is the latest Heterometrus review: http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2004_15.pdf

 

[wikkid_devil]

Yup looks like all the links have gone tits up again lol. One of the things I enjoy most about this hobby is you never stop learning. The only thing that seperates an expert from newbie, is the experts have more questions lol.

I have got the link you posted downloaded and printed off somewhee, so i'll go and read through it again.... hopefully I will understand more of it now than I did last time I read it!

 

[Christoph]

Hi,
Tityus spec.(?)-freshly molted :}

 

[G. Carnell]

looks like typical Babycurus young
lovely yellow colour

 

[fusion121]

Yes, there was a similar discussion a while back.

 

[TheNothing]

oh, hell, i'll join in...

Parabuthus leiosoma (from NW Inverts)
aka Tweak



Parabuthus transvaalicus (rescued from Rose City Pets)
aka Marius



Hadrurus arizonenesis (from creaturetravelers.com)
aka Curly



Smeringurus mesaensis (Scamps Pet Center)
aka Hod



Pandinus imperator (craigslist rescue)
aka Memnoch



Centruroides sp. (sold as margaritatus from Cold Blooded Creations. seems more like gracilius to me)
aka Tequila


all pics linked to larger resolution versions...

 

[Snake_Eyes]

My one and only.

Parabuthus transvaalicus

 

[TheNothing]

that's a great shot of the P.trans!!!

 

[mr crab]

MMMMM food

 

[scorpiology.de]

Chaerilus spec., male , ex Borneo, Prov. Sabah

 

[423]

Chaerilus spec., male , ex Borneo, Prov. Sabah

Oh my god, that's the most beautiful scorpion I've ever seen :worship:

 

[Ythier]

wow...
I think me too ! :drool:

 

[scorpiology.de]

Chaerilus spec., female , ex Borneo, Prov. Sabah

 

[Ark]

christ man beautiful absolutely especially the last pic..
what a beast :clap:

 

[scorpiology.de]

Liocheles spec., ex Borneo, Libaran Island (endemic??)

 

[G. Carnell]

wow, did you go on a collecting trip?
L.australasiae is common on many islands around S E Asia, so there is a large chance that its that

 

[scorpiology.de]

Vachoniolus globimanus, Levy, Amitai & Shulov, 1973, ex Sharjah, U.A.E.