Scorpions!

[Kruggar]

What is everyone's top 3 favorite scorpions? or what they think is the most popular?

 

[gromgrom]

favorites from pics and videos and personal experience

1. P. transvaalicus
2. A. Austris Hector
3. H. Arizonensis

 

[Kruggar]

Wow! the transvaalicus and Austris hector are amazing! I would definately have to say that the latter is my new personal favourite! looks extremely poisonous!

 

[DireWolf0384]

1.P. Reddelli
2.C.Vittatus
3.C.Sculpturatus

 

[SixShot666]

1. Androctonus Mauritanicus
2. Parabuthus Transvaalicus
3. Babycurus Jacksoni (Only because I successfully breed this species over 6X)
:evil::evil:

 

[Mvskokee]

1. Androctonus australis tunisia
2. Hottentotta jayakari
3.Parabuthus liosoma

 

[AzJohn]

Can I pick genus. No way I can do speccies.

john

 

[Kruggar]

1.P. Reddelli
2.C.Vittatus
3.C.Sculpturatus

I cant find any good images of these species online.

A. austris hector is thus far my favourite (black tail and Claws?? Awesome!) .

A mauiritanicus and P. transvaalicus are freakin tanks! those tails are amazing.

It would seem to me that people are choosing favourites based on the amount of contrast through out the body. I personally love the stripes of C vittatus.

Some of these I have never seen images before, so this is very helpful!

 

[Sinistersoljer]

isometrus maculatus

Centroide vittatus

Hottentotta hottentotta

 

[DireWolf0384]

I cant find any good images of these species online.

A. austris hector is thus far my favourite (black tail and Claws?? Awesome!) .

A mauiritanicus and P. transvaalicus are freakin tanks! those tails are amazing.

It would seem to me that people are choosing favourites based on the amount of contrast through out the body. I personally love the stripes of C vittatus.

Some of these I have never seen images before, so this is very helpful!

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=177832

I took some pics of P.Reddelli

 

[Galapoheros]

The question makes me wonder how to answer. I think the most popular is Pandinus imperator, maybe not what most people are interested in but in a way, they are the iconic scorpion because they are so available, big, and look good to most people. Unfortunately, they are so available that getting one is about as exciting as going to McDonalds for a lot of people, ..hmm, "popular" or "common"... Personally, I think the view has a lot to do with how available emps are. It's kind of like having a nickel coin or a gold coin offered to somebody, they will go for the gold coin but each is still a piece of metal, they just go for it because it's more valuable, it's valuable because it's more rare. Emps would be very sought after if they were rare. Emps will always be one of my favs though. Hard to pick three most desired to me. I like transvaalicus because they aren't as easily spooked as many other species and rarely pass up a meal unless they are sick, old or as fat as a grape. I'm not a fan of the smaller scorps but I respect people liking the smaller ones and understand it, just not my thing so much. I like the medium to large scorps mostly. I do like H. arizonensis, so there is three.

 

[DeathsPyro12]

I would say

T.Asthenes
B.Jacksoni
A.Mauritanicus

 

[Kruggar]

i took some pics of P.Reddelli

Ah very nice

 

[Mvskokee]

isometrus maculatus

Ah I totally forgot about this one. I haven't had one but I wish I did.

 

[Goon_CH]

1. Hottentotta jayakari
2. Hottentotta gentili
3. Parabuthus villosus

 

[Quixtar]

1. Parabuthus villosus
2. Hottentotta jayakari
3. Centruroides chiapanensis

 

[Kruggar]

Thanks everyone! Some beautiful scorpions there, I'm so glad to know some amazing species that you dont see on here too often.

Cheers.
Richard

 

[Fire Starter]

its hard to pick 3 when there are so many so heres mine,

owned:
androctonus bicolor
androctonus australis
Parabuthus Transvaalicus

not owned:
androctonus australis hector
hottentotta jayakari
tityus asthenes

 

[Hentzi]

Buthus Leptochelys
Smeringurus Measensis
Androctonus Bicolor

 

[SixShot666]

Haha....Everyone wants the Androctonus Australis hector morph.