Scorpion Picture Thread

[Ythier]

They were said to come from Chile which is not really possible as there are no Scorpionids. Eric has some as well and showed one to Lourenco. Lourenco said it could be a Opistophthalmus sp, but that´s not for sure. I´m not very experienced in IDing scorpions of this family and have to admit that I didn´t try to determine them yet. And it´s rough without having the slightest idea where they are coming from.

They are having a white telson, even when the skeleton is hardened. Looks pretty nice.

Regards
Alex

Hi Alex,
I identified the family with the Prendini's key, I think I'm sure of the family ID, but as you said there is not any Scorpionidae in Chile.
However there is not many genus in this family so I tried to ID the genus, but I didn't success. I didn't find any genus corresponding to this scorpion. I don't think it is an Opistophthalmus. Lourenço is currently in Brazil, I will see him in November and he should tell me his opinion, I will let you know.
Cheers,
Eric

 

[Nazgul]

Hi Eric,

who said it could be an Opistophthalmus sp then? I´m too lazy to check all the emails .

Regards
Alex

 

[parabuthus]

Richard, that Smeringurus mesaensis looks beautiful. Did you get that from faunology.co.uk? I was thinking about getting one, although they are quite pricey... so I opted for Scorpio Maurus instead.

 

[fusion121]

Don't buy them from any of the online dealers, they are completely overpriced. Martin Goss sells them for about 12 pounds, though I forget what his email is. They are a difficult species to keep being very fussy about conditions, my sub-adults refused ever to moult

 

[Brian S]

Tityus serrulatus

 

[Ciryluk3g]

Heterometrus

Gravid H.spinifer

Same Scorpion with offspring

H.laoticus female.

H.laoticus male

H.cyaneus sub adults

 

[Ciryluk3g]

Hadogenes

Appologies for the pics in my last post not showing they will be there once my hosting server is fixed!

Hadogenes sp... if anybody knows what species these 2 Scorps are please let me know!

 

[Hedorah99]

They appear to be H. paucidens. Anyone can correct me if I am wrong.

 

[Brian S]

Looks like paudicens to me as well.

 

[Ythier]

Hi Eric,

who said it could be an Opistophthalmus sp then? I´m too lazy to check all the emails .

Regards
Alex

Hi,
It was Lourenço, but he just looked very quickly one of my specimens.
Cheers,
Eric

 

[Nazgul]

Hi Eric,

ah, thanks. So memory served me right however.

Regards
Alex

 

[WYSIWYG]

Ok, maybe I should have put my pic here, but since someone asked for it in the other thread I started, I put it there. And apparently, nobody has seen it. (Or nobody likes it and that's why there are no comments). I would sure appreciate some comments on it though --- good or bad!

Here's the thread:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=50914

Thanks a bunch!

Wysi

 

[parabuthus]

NICE AND FERTILE!
Well done mate, nice...

 

[Christoph]

Female freshly molted.

 

[G. Carnell]

looks like a Male IMO

have you compared it to other females/males?

 

[Christoph]

I thought it also but I was unsure.
I've never seen a female in real.
But when you see it also so, it is probably a male

 

[G. Carnell]

Hi
you can already begin to see the difference at 5th instar
but from then on, the males claws become very very long and thin

http://www.scorpion-realm.co.uk/forum2/tityus.jpg

 

[fusion121]

Yes I couldn't tell on any of mine till 5th instar, that one definitely looks male.

 

[G. Carnell]

some very nice American scorps, courtesy of Graham

 

[MattM]

Wow! Those look really amazing :clap: