Scorpion Picture Thread

[Ythier]

Freshly moulted Diplocentrus lindo:

Wonderful picture Oliver !

 

[fusion121]

My Leiurus quinquestriatus gave birth today, lots of babies (sorry big pic):

 

[TheNothing]

excellent shot!

now you will have to keep us up to speed with the progression

 

[Nikos]

Oliver how do you keep them (temp/humidity) ??

In the term "slow grower" in the dictionaries they should have a photo of this species....

 

[Ythier]

Hi Nikos,
I think you keep them not enough hot, because I keep mine at 30-35° day (totally dry) and they grow very fast (they are adult in about 1,5 year).
Cheers,
Eric

 

[Nikos]

Hi Eric,
I'm talking about the diplocentrus lindo (sorry if i was not clear in my previous)

I don't think they reach adulthood in only 1.5 years

 

[fusion121]

Interesting, they are slower growing then I thought. I keep mine at about 31C and the sub-adults seem to grow quite quickly 2 1/2 months between penultimate moults and last moult. I spray water in mine about once in month, I never give them standing water as when I do they always seem to bury it under sand.

 

[fusion121]

Hi Eric,
I'm talking about the diplocentrus lindo (sorry if i was not clear in my previous)

I don't think they reach adulthood in only 1.5 years

Ah right, I assume they take a long time to reach maturity, George might know better. I looked in the literature to find lengths for postnatal development, but couldn’t get any figures. I would guess at least two years, since 2nd-3rd instar took several months. I keep mine quite hot 29/30C with a moist substrate but certainly not as humid as some tropical species.

 

[Ythier]

Hi Eric,
I'm talking about the diplocentrus lindo (sorry if i was not clear in my previous)

I don't think they reach adulthood in only 1.5 years

Ok sorry I thought you talked about Leiurus

 

[fusion121]

Wow good few weeks for births My C. limbatus just gave birth, bad picture but I didn't want to disturb her:

 

[G. Carnell]

George might know better. I looked in the literature to find lengths for postnatal development, but couldn’t get any figures. I would guess at least two years, since 2nd-3rd instar took several months. I keep mine quite hot 29/30C with a moist substrate but certainly not as humid as some tropical species.

Hi
none of mine have moulted yet
but my female is preg again (iteroparous or w/e)

the 31C might be whats making them moult, mine are in the 25 range

just to mention, they were born in august 04,so that makes 9 months (nearly a year)for the second moult!!!!
quite amazingly slow

 

[TheNothing]

Wow good few weeks for births My C. limbatus just gave birth, bad picture but I didn't want to disturb her:

actually
i think it excellently portrays the gravity defying skills of Centruroides...

 

[fusion121]

Heres a better picture:

 

[Nazgul]

Hi,

some Paraorthochirus pics.

On the first one you can see two males trying to mate with one female. The female is the lighter coloured one, she molted to adulthood a week ago. The female was holding one pincer of each male and the two males were grabbing each other with the other pedipalp. This went on for a while until one male gave up and the menage a trois became normal sex .

On the second pic you can see a female eating undeveloped eggs.

Regards
Alex

 

[Nazgul]

Another pic of a freshly molted specimen of a different Paraorthochirus sp.

Regards
Alex

 

[Michael]

wonderful species and very good pics Alex!

greetings
Michael

 

[G. Carnell]

wow..
now im a believer in orthochirus!!! and para ;l

 

[Nazgul]

Androctonus bicolor with freshly molted 2nd instars.

Regards
Alex

 

[TheNothing]

awesome pics as normal!
beautiful and unique species

 

[carpe scorpio]

Androctonus bicolor with freshly molted 2nd instars.

Regards
Alex

Beautiful photos as always Alex, this one is a very familiar image to me lately.