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GideonSmith08
Centruroides
Number of posts : 170
Age : 21
Location : Torrance, Ca
Registration date : 2008-08-18
| | Subject: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/6/2008, 4:51 pm | |
| I bought these to at a petstore close to where I live. They were labeled "Forest Scorpion." I am assuming that these are Heterometrus sp. but I just want to be sure.  1:  2:   I'll try to take more pics later, and if possible, can someone please sex the two? Thanks. |
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scorpion111
Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455
Age : 22
Location : scotland
Registration date : 2008-04-07
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/6/2008, 4:53 pm | |
| i'm guessing young Heterometrus longimanus, or laoticus.
if it isn't, definetly looks like a heterometrus. |
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*Connie*
Post-whore
Number of posts : 3705
Age : 33
Location : England
Registration date : 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/6/2008, 5:02 pm | |
| I would say Het laoticus
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts : 7743
Age : 31
Location : PNW
Registration date : 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 9:41 am | |
| Definitely Heterometrus sp., and another guess for H. laoticus. Get a close look at the carapace; if there's no granulation, then that's what it is.
The adults are a tad smaller than emps; I'm guessing those are mature.
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_scorpio_
Androctonus
Number of posts : 1824
Age : 23
Location : St leonards... ENGLAND
Registration date : 2008-04-11
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 11:32 am | |
| h spinifer??? black stinger??? |
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scorpion111
Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455
Age : 22
Location : scotland
Registration date : 2008-04-07
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 11:48 am | |
| nah that's not a spinifer. I think spinifers tend to have simmilar-coloured telsons to emps.
and I think the chela are a bit to granulated to be a spinifer. |
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_scorpio_
Androctonus
Number of posts : 1824
Age : 23
Location : St leonards... ENGLAND
Registration date : 2008-04-11
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 11:49 am | |
| noooooo.... spinifers have black telsons!!!!!!!!!!!! dont they? mike?  |
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scorpion111
Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455
Age : 22
Location : scotland
Registration date : 2008-04-07
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 11:56 am | |
| i'm sure there are a few telson colour variants in spinifer. i've seen pics of spinifers having a darkish red colour, and a black colour. |
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scorpion111
Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455
Age : 22
Location : scotland
Registration date : 2008-04-07
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 12:05 pm | |
| and i've done some reasearch and I'm putting a £25 bet on laoticus. |
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*Connie*
Post-whore
Number of posts : 3705
Age : 33
Location : England
Registration date : 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 1:48 pm | |
| Spinifers have granulation on the chela.
Laoticus have little to none(basically none) on chela and also carapace.
Its what I have im sure that have had the babies.
I will do pics to be sure but what you have there looks like I what I have!
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts : 7743
Age : 31
Location : PNW
Registration date : 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 2:43 pm | |
| IIRC, there is some color variation in the telsons of H. spinifer. My H. laoticus had a black telson and my H. longimanus all have browns.
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If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic.
Be nice -- you were a noob once, too
"Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will."
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