tarantula v.s. scorpion

[Quixtar]

To give you an analogy,

A birdeater is like a tall muscular man wearing a fur pelt over a hard leather armor armed with two large steel daggers.

An emp is like a stout muscular man wearing an iron plate mail with an iron shield and an iron flail.

The taller man is obviously quicker because he has less to carry around, but his defenses are rather lacking against the slower shorter man. Also, though the taller man can penetrate the shorter man's defenses, a direct hit is much more difficult for him and he can be kept at bay by the shorter man's shield while the shorter man retaliates by bashing the taller man with the flail. Additionally, the shorter man's shield may also be used to bash against the taller man as an additional weapon.

Now, for scorpions like the deathstalker, imagine the same stout muscular man wearing a chain-link mail instead with a smaller shield, but a deadlier flail with long pointed protrusions.

 

[v4climber]

hahahaha...

that post was amazing.

Anywho, let alone the quick battle, but the real question is who would walk away from the fight?

A scorpion loses it's limbs, it's basically done for in the wild after that point, but a tarantula can regain some of it's limbs through a molt. Given, not very likely that either will survive after the fight, but the tarantula does have that advantage.

Last of all, in the short game it is even matched, the odds are just too even for us to ever truly know, but in the long run I believe the T's would win due to their regenerative abilities, and even then not by much... It's not like T's molt every week.

 

[~Abyss~]

most scorpions live a nice long lives with missing limbs.

 

[v4climber]

most scorpions live a nice long lives with missing limbs.

I realize that, but if it's pedipalps are rendered useless, and that's it's main way of obtaining food, it's in a bit of trouble... The T has a chance to get their fangs back.

Although, scorpions seem a bit hardier with injuries, where as even small nicks can kill a T...

50/50, it's even.

 

[HKronos]

To give you an analogy,

A birdeater is like a tall muscular man wearing a fur pelt over a hard leather armor armed with two large steel daggers.

An emp is like a stout muscular man wearing an iron plate mail with an iron shield and an iron flail.

The taller man is obviously quicker because he has less to carry around, but his defenses are rather lacking against the slower shorter man. Also, though the taller man can penetrate the shorter man's defenses, a direct hit is much more difficult for him and he can be kept at bay by the shorter man's shield while the shorter man retaliates by bashing the taller man with the flail. Additionally, the shorter man's shield may also be used to bash against the taller man as an additional weapon.

Now, for scorpions like the deathstalker, imagine the same stout muscular man wearing a chain-link mail instead with a smaller shield, but a deadlier flail with long pointed protrusions.

Nice analogy, but remember the taller man has the ability to pounce (split second from any and every imaginable angle) bounding over the shield guard and possesses an additional eight arms he would use to pull the shorter man beneath him into range of the twin daggers or heave himself over the shields unto the shorter man's armourless back. Or target the flail itself inflicting serious mechanical damage on it with the daggers before performing the coup-de-grace or simply use this as an introduction point for venom and digestive enzymes. Also, the shorter man is more likely to get more disoriented if the two combatants roll together will give up the fight in order to right itself again and this may even provoke him into flight.

As far as Androcs and LQs are concerned, they have single strike kills that put the odds in their favor. Victors in all probability would pay a dear price.

 

[~Abyss~]

Nice analogy, but remember the taller man has the ability to pounce (split second from any and every imaginable angle) bounding over the shield guard and possesses an additional eight arms he would use to pull the shorter man beneath him into range of the twin daggers or heave himself over the shields unto the shorter man's armourless back. Or target the flail itself inflicting serious mechanical damage on it with the daggers before performing the coup-de-grace or simply use this as an introduction point for venom and digestive enzymes. Also, the shorter man is more likely to get more disoriented if the two combatants roll together will give up the fight in order to right itself again and this may even provoke him into flight.

As far as Androcs and LQs are concerned, they have single strike kills that put the odds in their favor. Victors in all probability would pay a dear price.

The plates on a scorpion serve as shielding. And like a mentioned the little guy with the shild still defeated the bireater.

 

[HKronos]

The plates on a scorpion serve as shielding. And like a mentioned the little guy with the shild still defeated the bireater.

But do you think those plates can hold up to 1" armour piercing daggers? But yes, there is one reported incidence of a birdeater succumbing to an emperor a very big birdeater. Nonetheless I remained unmoved and hold my stance.

 

[~Abyss~]

I just think this thread is stupid honestly. Almost any tarantula can take down any scorp cuz they the whole size thing. Plus some people will remain loyal to their beliefs reguardless of evidence...*cough HKrono...cough* (just teasing ) we all have our preferances.

 

[HKronos]

Threads like this is most certainly frowned upon. Discovery or Animal Planet even got a piece of the action with that lame-arse program that brought real animal experts and biologists to discuss impossible, improbable beast match-ups. What a waste of reel and great minds.

Just sharing what I instinctively feel about the subject. Which may be worth a wad of...

 

[Aztek]

Like I've said before, Scorpions are more comparable with spiders

 

[Trexer]

Look at the end of the day, Scorpions rule! Spiders and Tarantulas are just eewwwy