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If it really does look like a tank next to the emperor, then there's the "big beefy scorpion" appeal.
It's called inter-species erotica...That pic is something else......
Arachnophilia......
Im with you John. I guess its what ever floats your boat but after keeping Buthids, it will make you throw rocks at Pandinus spp. Buthids are alot more fun even if they are smallerjust to get the ball rolling on the dictator again, i've got to ask, what's the appeal? Justify the recent craze over this particular scorpion? Is it just a general matter of taste, or is there something in particular that attracts all of you to this scorpion? I'm not trying to incite or judge, just trying to understand this sub-cultural craze.
John
But Brian, have you ever owned a P. Dictator? No one is really sure of their captive behavior... I think it's because of the fact that not TO MANY people own them and no much about them that makes them most appealing. P. Dictators also dwarf emperors not to mention they are a blue pandinius spp.Im with you John. I guess its what ever floats your boat but after keeping Buthids, it will make you throw rocks at Pandinus spp. Buthids are alot more fun even if they are smaller
Nope but from my observations with other Pandinus spp they just arent in the same league as say Parabuthus, Centruroides or Tityus. While yes I would take a pair to breed if I had a chance, I would still think the same thing about them. Dwarfing P imp or not, they are still just a boring Pandinus sp to me. If you would ever keep something different you would know where I'm coming from.But Brian, have you ever owned a P. Dictator? No one is really sure of their captive behavior... I think it's because of the fact that not TO MANY people own them and no much about them that makes them most appealing. P. Dictators also dwarf emperors not to mention they are a blue pandinius spp.
John, I wish we could acquire about 4 or 5 breeding pairs of these. We could make a little dough selling to these folks LOLi dont know where this stuff about P. dictator being bigger and dwarfing P. imperator is coming from, and if i am wrong, please correct me. But Imperator is larger than dictator, last i checked, P. imperator still holds the world record for the largest scorpion. I cant recall if H. swammerdami ever officially broke the record, but what i can say is that dictators do not dwarf emps.
John
you read my mind. Hey, we got the tityus right? who says we cant.John, I wish we could acquire about 4 or 5 breeding pairs of these. We could make a little dough selling to these folks LOL
I like to think I'm usually pretty calm on web forums, refraining from flaming, jumping into arguments, sweating small stuff, etc. But something about your words has flipped a switch. Let's see if I can put across my view without resorting to four-letter words.We could make a little dough selling to these folks LOL
I would agree with you on this if I didn't know Brian. Sometimes web communication is hard on this front, but I know that as he's typing this stuff, Brian has a big goofy (yes, I said goofy Brian ... deal with it) smile on his face.Do you have to keep reiterating it and changing the topic to buthids to the point that you feel you have to sneer at the vast bulk of the thread, and in the face of its posters and readers?
Also, their population densities and propensity for wandering from their burrows (if they even have burrows). Due to their reproductive strategy, field collectors have a relatively easy time of it and this is reflected in what comes out of these countries.I think their popularity mostly derives from the fact they are easy to keep and are venomous, which isn't a great reason to keep anything
Man, You have me all wrong . I'm being silly and everyone that knows me will tell you I am. I enjoy messing with people and I never mean no harm by it. When I am engaged in idle chatter like that, take what I say with a grain of salt.I like to think I'm usually pretty calm on web forums, refraining from flaming, jumping into arguments, sweating small stuff, etc. But something about your words has flipped a switch. Let's see if I can put across my view without resorting to four-letter words.
'These folks'... Do you realise how incredibly arrogant and condescending you sound, snorting and guffawing with your little buthid clique? And for poor reasons? I'd guess the best part of my outrage is sheer unpleasant surprise that I could see this kind of - snobbery, for want of a better term - on a forum where most should recognise the kind of ostracism, however subtle, that comes with the hobby. We don't need it within the hobby.
I don't know P. dictator from Adam. I don't know if it's blue or huge or hollow with a creamy caramel centre. It's not? I'll take your word for it, but so what? I've only recently read through this topic and it's been hugely entertaining if nothing else. It's also made me interested in P. dictator, and I think I'll keep an eye out if a scant few do make it into the trade.
You won't, you say? It's just another boring Pandinus? That's your opinion; one that a lot of people don't share, and that's fine. But you've made it perfectly clear already. Do you have to keep reiterating it and changing the topic to buthids to the point that you feel you have to sneer at the vast bulk of the thread, and in the face of its posters and readers?
See, Dave knows how I am. I am goofy when I want to be especially in a thread like this;P . Thank you Dave for helping me out. Yeah I like being goofy and Vermis, please for the love of God relax.I would agree with you on this if I didn't know Brian. Sometimes web communication is hard on this front, but I know that as he's typing this stuff, Brian has a big goofy (yes, I said goofy Brian ... deal with it) smile on his face.