Scorpion Picture Thread

[TheNothing]

hehe
Tityus serrulatus

All of my Tityus and Centruroides species molt upsidedown like that
most do it upsidedown and fairly close to the substrate
i've not been able to catch one do it, but figure they do somewhat of a backflip onto the ground...

 

[Raan_Jodus]

my C. Marg,all clean and mite free

 

[bengerno]

Parabuthus liososma.
This is my first Parabuthus, but I have to say I love them!

 

[TheNothing]

well, Alex, dang it...
you called it... I have Isometrus maculatus
dunno how many posts I've made about the Lychas
but i know a google search on lychas obsti is 50% posting about them

and to find out i do not have, and never have had, lychas....

 

[G. Carnell]

Isometrus are rarer !

very nice pic, they must be extremely closely related to lychas, as they look near identical :?

 

[TheNothing]

yeah they do
i did a lot of back and forths with other photos of the two speices, and they can be VERY close...

 

[MattM]

When I look at my Lychas, I notice their final tail segment and telson are darker (nearly black) then Isometrus has. Correct?

 

[TheNothing]

it depends on the species, but often times, yes. It would also seem the pleural membrane is darker on the Lychas species... but that can be circumstancial as well...

 

[Empi]

I caught this little 2nd instar C. Vittatus today scaring all his container mates away with the roach head. They're so great when they're young!

 

[Nazgul]

When I look at my Lychas, I notice their final tail segment and telson are darker (nearly black) then Isometrus has. Correct?

Hi,

color is not a good distinguishing factor, especially not in Buthids. The best way to tell them apart is to look for tibial spurs. I. maculatus has none, whereas Lychas spp always have spurs.

Regards
Alex

 

[TheNothing]

Yeah, it really depends on the species. I. maculatus have none, but I. angusticaudis have very prominant spurs...

 

[parabuthus]

wow..
is that really the ONLY difference between O.dentatus and B.jacksoni?

i thought they would at least look slightly different..


have you tryed putting the two species together to see if they will mate?

Way late with this, but I found this info on the Scorpion Files...

"This spcies is related to Babycurus, and might resemble some of the species in this genus. The genera can be separated in that they differ conspicuously in leg spination (tibial spur present in both legs III-IV in Odonturus, only in leg IV in Babycurus). Also the subaculear tubercle is very large and spinoid in Odonturus, but small to obsolete in Babycurus."
Source: http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/o_dentatus.php

 

[Nazgul]

Hi,

1.) + 2.) Parabuthus mossambicensis male which didn´t like being photographed

3.) Tityus bahiensis with 2nd instars

Regards
Alex

 

[parabuthus]

Alex, those Parabuthus pictures are absolutely OUTSTANDING.
Awesome looking scorp. I commend you :clap: .

 

[Nazgul]

Thanks :8o .

The little guy totally flipped out when I´ve been taking the pics. He ran around stridulating and stung the air like crazy. I´ve never seen such an aggressive behaviour except for in A. pterygocercus.

Regards
Alex

 

[MattM]

Wow!!! Now THAT looks agressive!! haha, very impressive!!! :clap:

 

[parabuthus]

I love aggressive scorps... and I love the Parabuthus genus...

He looks like he is going to keel over, Alex, with his cauda being so far forward! Awesome. I have to say, you contribute an absolute ton of great content to this forum with all your many wonderful pictures and knowledge to boot. Bravo! :clap:

Do you have any pictures of Babycurus jacksoni by any chance? I would love to see some, if you have. I love the look of those scorps (and I'll have some shortly!). And thanks again.

 

[MattM]

i've taken these of mine:

Posted them before, but pics are pics
Babycurus Jacksoni are really cool! A must have for sure

The pictures are 2nd instar. At the moment all 4 I have are 3rd instar, ready to moult to 4th instar.

 

[parabuthus]

Hey Matt,

How big were those B jacksoni when the pics were taken? I think I am getting 2nd instar. But I am told they are small right now.

I currently have a bunch of 2nd instar H. arizonensis. Feisty little guys! Very small and VERY fast!

Anyhow, cool pics. A beautiful scorp indeed. I can't wait for mine to arrive next week...

 

[MattM]

Hi parabuthus,

for as far as I can rememer, the Babycurus were about 2cm in lenght at the moment the pictures were taken. I don't know the inch size, since I come from Europe

I think these were 3rd instar, but I can't be 100% sure since it's been a while! :?