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Venom Leiurus

Number of posts: 2820 Age: 22 Location: Chicago Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 11/30/2008, 6:42 pm | |
| Even though they are all pretty alike. Some do have special properties. Examples are the Parabuthus flinging.
Or those who can crystallize to survive sub-zero temps.
Those who make noises in different ways...
Actually that's pretty much it. At least that I know, add on? |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator

Number of posts: 7741 Age: 26 Location: PNW Registration date: 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 11/30/2008, 6:55 pm | |
| Parthenogenesis occurs in a handful of species. _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blog Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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Venom Leiurus

Number of posts: 2820 Age: 22 Location: Chicago Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 11/30/2008, 7:43 pm | |
| Do you know why some animals are parthenogenesis? |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator

Number of posts: 7741 Age: 26 Location: PNW Registration date: 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 11/30/2008, 8:31 pm | |
| Why are they?
Dunno. I suppose it's advantageous if males are difficult to find, but it doesn't lend itself to a lot of genetic diversity. _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blog Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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_scorpio_ Androctonus

Number of posts: 1825 Age: 17 Location: St leonards... ENGLAND Registration date: 2008-04-11
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 9:00 am | |
| probably because of breeding dificulties. i think all T's should be parthogenic because they always fight, same with mantids. |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator

Number of posts: 7741 Age: 26 Location: PNW Registration date: 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 11:35 am | |
| ^That's a bit of a generalization. I've seen several (successful) breeding attempts with tarantulas where there was no aggression at all. Same goes for mantids; most "female eats the male" situations are due to outside influences (another male showing up, a clumsy scientist, unnatural laboratory settings, etc.). _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blog Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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_scorpio_ Androctonus

Number of posts: 1825 Age: 17 Location: St leonards... ENGLAND Registration date: 2008-04-11
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 1:07 pm | |
| yea... but it is just easier with pathogenesis... ok, how about mayflys? they moult from larvae into flys, live from 12hours - 3 days, and in that time have to find a mate. would that not be simpler if they were parthogenic? |
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Venom Leiurus

Number of posts: 2820 Age: 22 Location: Chicago Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 1:34 pm | |
| How is it biologically possible to be parthogenic? Where do they get the sperm from? |
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ThomasH Pandinus
Number of posts: 44 Age: 17 Location: VA, US Registration date: 2008-11-17
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 1:44 pm | |
| | Venom wrote: | How is it biologically possible to be parthogenic? Where do they get the sperm from? |
They don't need sperm. They just choose to process slings. A bunch of insects, arachnids and even snakes such as some garters and cottonmouths can just choose to have babies if they are females. They still breed with males though for genetic diversity. It is very interesting! I hope to obtain parthenogenic animals some day. Also to the original topic, some scorpions such as some Centruroides have cardiotoxic venom qualities as well as neurotoxic. Where as most scorps are just varying degrees of nuerotoxic venoms. TBH |
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Venom Leiurus

Number of posts: 2820 Age: 22 Location: Chicago Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 2:10 pm | |
| Never heard of the Cardiotoxic Centruroides Do you know of any specific ones? Or where you heard it? |
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Kejser Administrator

Number of posts: 1357 Age: 25 Location: Denmark Registration date: 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 2:13 pm | |
| Please note that its belived that all scorpions have 2 types of venom and can control it.. _________________  |
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Venom Leiurus

Number of posts: 2820 Age: 22 Location: Chicago Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 2:17 pm | |
| Hemiscorpius Lepturus has Cytoxin |
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Kejser Administrator

Number of posts: 1357 Age: 25 Location: Denmark Registration date: 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 2:26 pm | |
| One chould read this for more infomation about this
http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v21_n1/JoA_v21_p60.pdf _________________  |
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Venom Leiurus

Number of posts: 2820 Age: 22 Location: Chicago Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 2:46 pm | |
| Yes, the stun and kill theory. |
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ThomasH Pandinus
Number of posts: 44 Age: 17 Location: VA, US Registration date: 2008-11-17
 | Subject: Re: Scorpion facts (contributions only, please) 12/1/2008, 5:01 pm | |
| | Venom wrote: | Never heard of the Cardiotoxic Centruroides Do you know of any specific ones? Or where you heard it? |
According to this valid site - http://www.toxinology.com/fusebox.cfm?fuseaction=main.scorpions.display&id=SC0067 It is a nuerotoxic mix with cardiotoxic effects from some other toxin. TBH |
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