Wild caught California Species

[Gracilis]

So i browsed through the list of all the scorps in california and was wondering if anyone on here has caught any? i even read there is a species here in my town (Paruroctonus arenicola nudipes)

 

[skippy]

i've caught quite a few uroctonus mordax up here in the monterey bay area.

 

[Gracilis]

really?! thats awesome! how big are the adults?

 

[skippy]

maybe 3 inches, total length, max

here's a good pic: http://www.vaejovidae.com/Uroctonus.jpg

 

[CodeWilster]

I am by no means a scorpion guy but I have captured (then released) wild scorpions in the Santa Rosa area and where I used to live, in the Sacromento area. Not sure of the species but I found them nearest to the Sacromento River in the summer months under the larger river rocks off the banks. I found TONS under rocks in near-by dried up creek beds too. This was before I was in the invertebrate hobby a few years ago and all I remember was that they were small and brown lol

 

[SandyMuffinCakes94]

i've caught quite a few uroctonus mordax up here in the monterey bay area.

They are super cute guys id def go looking for more if i was still living there.

 

[Gracilis]

maybe 3 inches, total length, max

here's a good pic: http://www.vaejovidae.com/Uroctonus.jpg

wow! good stuff! im gonna try to catch some as soon as summer hits...

 

[H. laoticus]

From searching, it is said Pseudouroctonus minimus thompsoni, Uroctonites montereus, and Uroctonus mordax mordax are native here in Santa Barbara, CA. If I go hiking this weekend i will take pics if i find any scorps ^^

 

[Gracilis]

I am by no means a scorpion guy but I have captured (then released) wild scorpions in the Santa Rosa area and where I used to live, in the Sacromento area. Not sure of the species but I found them nearest to the Sacromento River in the summer months under the larger river rocks off the banks. I found TONS under rocks in near-by dried up creek beds too. This was before I was in the invertebrate hobby a few years ago and all I remember was that they were small and brown lol

nice! i live about an hour and a half away from Sac, where ya located now?

 

[skippy]

i'm positive we're all looking forward to that

 

[hlb118]

I have one wild caught scorpion. I used to live in Shasta Lake City, CA. I believe this scorpion was caught with it's buddy towards the Cottonwood area.

Do the scorpions look like this one but not as fat? It is around 2"

 

[skippy]

that's U mordax all right. i've found them fat like that and more slender before... i'm not sure if the're well fed, gravid or dimorphic but maybe someone with a little more exp can fill us in.

 

[Kris-wIth-a-K]

looks gravid to me but I am no expert.

 

[tabor]

yeah it is likely gravid. it is common to see "fat" scorps in captivity due to over feeding, but usually when you see one that chunky out in the wild it is gravid.

 

[~Abyss~]

So many calif scorp people and not enough of them are with SCABIES or SFBATS. Shame

 

[skippy]

hey, i'm with sfbats:}

 

[tabor]

So many calif scorp people and not enough of them are with SCABIES or SFBATS. Shame

i'll be hooking up with you guys when i move up that way over the summer. i wont be in Cali, but i dont mind a drive to do some field collecting. Oh, and as long as i don't have to drive through LA.

 

[~Abyss~]

What the hell man. I live in l.a

 

[tabor]

What the hell man. I live in l.a

it's nothing against LA, i just dont like big cities... BUT i do like them if i have a friend there that knows their way around town. i just hate getting lost and getting finding myself in a bad neighborhood.

where do you guys meet up/collect?

 

[~Abyss~]

Usually outside of L.A. But i do know a great spot with a great view on the Hollywood sign if you come down here.