Scorps in Florida.

[woijchik89]

Hey everyone it's me again!

Okay as you all know I'm planning on going scorp hunting.

So I'd like to know what species I can find here.

I'd like to know what part of Florida they're in, where they'd be hideing i.e. under rock, tree, bushes etc, their name, coloration details, market value exp. how much they're $worth$, how big they are, How strong the venom is, and from those of you that want to be extra cool, a picture of the scorpion.

Please reply any info would be great.

Oh yeah, and please don't mess with my head and tell me the lethal ones are doctile.

 

[woijchik89]

Can anybody please help me?

 

[woijchik89]

You don't even have to give me that much info, just the important stuff i.e. How strong the venom is etc.

C'mon.........help?

 

[alex]

If you tell me in what area Florida is, south, west, north?

 

[woijchik89]

If you tell me in what area Florida is, south, west, north?

It's south, WAY south as south as possible......It's America's Wa..... ....Uhhhh, I mean it's the sunshine state, or panhandle.


It's on this map. It's one of my crappy drawings, USA its in BRIGHT GREEN, Other lands in DARK GREEN, florida's in RED and where I live is in YELLOW.

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[alex]

Vaejovis carolinianus can be found in South Eastern USA.
Look under logs, rocks and bark.

 

[woijchik89]

Vaejovis carolinianus can be found in South Eastern USA.
Look under logs, rocks and bark.

Thanks alot!!!!!!!!!

 

[alex]

This site will help you a bit.
http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/scorpiones/states.html

 

[woijchik89]

This site will help you a bit.
http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/scorpiones/states.html

Thanks for the link it really helped!!! THANKS ALOT!!

 

[woijchik89]

Come on ppl don't be shy, write as many replies as you like.

 

[Fergrim]

I think that they -are- writing as many replies as they'd like to.

 

[carpe scorpio]

Most of what you are going to find(if not all)will be from the genus Centruroides. Look in and around shrubs,bushes, and bark-bearing trees, if I were to hunt them there, I would look in woodpiles first. According to your map, you should be able to catch Centruroides gracilis without much trouble.

 

[woijchik89]

Most of what you are going to find(if not all)will be from the genus Centruroides. Look in and around shrubs,bushes, and bark-bearing trees, if I were to hunt them there, I would look in woodpiles first. According to your map, you should be able to catch Centruroides gracilis without much trouble.

Thanks, in fact I have a HUGE pile of woodpiles in my own back yard.

Just by looking at it you can tell they'll be plenty scorps in there.

But I'll go other places to.

 

[carpe scorpio]

just make sure you are wearing very thick rawhide gloves when you start disturbing it, but you most likely already thought of that.

 

[woijchik89]

just make sure you are wearing very thick rawhide gloves when you start disturbing it, but you most likely already thought of that.

The sad thing is that thought hasn't even crossed my mind.

But thanks you just saved my arse from getting stung.

 

[pandinus]

see, there are just so many scorps and so little time. Somewhere much further south on the florida coast, there are rumored to be small colonies of C. margaritatus.

 

[carpe scorpio]

Really?, this is the first time that I have heard this.

 

[woijchik89]

Some info on venom lethalness would be good.

 

[pandinus]

Really?, this is the first time that I have heard this.

i take that info from the Rubio book, and i believe i have heard it elsewhere. it is rumored that they were introduced by mistake, much like C. vittatus in NC. there are rumored to be a few small colonies, all located near BBQ joints, which suggests that they were carried in on hickory shipments from the southwest.

 

[Jada Dark]

HEY I KNOW HOW TO TRAP THEM FORGET ABOUT HUNTING!! just dig a small hole and put a glass jar in it fill in the dirt around the jar to the brim and put a LITTLE bit of water in it put a big rock or piece of wood to cover most of the opening of the jar. according to what you want to catch is to how much space to leave. you can catch almost anything that walks on the ground with that, i usually use it to catch crickets for my scorp but i have caught several scorps and tarantulas (i let them go) too!! be sure to check daily. hope that helps!!