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I was surfing the web for pictures of H. spinifer and I came across this:
To me, the two scorps look extremely similar, but for slightly longer pincers on the longimanus, and obviously a significant difference in size. This got me wondering about what exactly defines spinifer vs. longimanus. I ask because I have two collasally huge spinifers, larger than my emps, and three that are the same size or slightly smaller than my emps. I just assumed they were young spinifers, but I've been reading posts suggesting that emps are actually longer/larger than spinifers. This makes me wonder, is it possible that two of my "spinifers" are actually longimanus? They were all sold as Asian Forest Scorpions (well, one was sold as an emp ::rolls eyes:: ), and both species are included under that title I believe, right? (Also, doing a forum search; one topic had a great link, but the lingo is a bit over my head)
To me, the two scorps look extremely similar, but for slightly longer pincers on the longimanus, and obviously a significant difference in size. This got me wondering about what exactly defines spinifer vs. longimanus. I ask because I have two collasally huge spinifers, larger than my emps, and three that are the same size or slightly smaller than my emps. I just assumed they were young spinifers, but I've been reading posts suggesting that emps are actually longer/larger than spinifers. This makes me wonder, is it possible that two of my "spinifers" are actually longimanus? They were all sold as Asian Forest Scorpions (well, one was sold as an emp ::rolls eyes:: ), and both species are included under that title I believe, right? (Also, doing a forum search; one topic had a great link, but the lingo is a bit over my head)
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