GeoGeo Pandinus
Number of posts : 27 Age : 39 Registration date : 2012-08-07
| Subject: Illusive Scorpion 8/13/2012, 12:56 pm | |
| How come my scorpion is so active yet I cant't seem to catch it when its roaming around the tank? | |
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ShredderEmp Tityus
Number of posts : 515 Age : 26 Location : Illinois Registration date : 2012-08-08
| Subject: Re: Illusive Scorpion 8/14/2012, 12:23 am | |
| scorpions can sense air vibrations and detect chemical trails with their pectines, what species is it
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Scorpion19981000 Administrator
Number of posts : 1895 Age : 26 Location : Cortland, New York Registration date : 2011-07-03
| Subject: Re: Illusive Scorpion 8/14/2012, 12:02 pm | |
| - GeoGeo wrote:
- How come my scorpion is so active
How do you know it's "so active" if you barely see it What species is it? - Quote :
- yet I cant't seem to catch it when its roaming around the tank?
Well, as ShredderEmp said, scorpions are extremely sensitive to vibrations, so it may run back into it's burrow or hide as you walk in the room. Also, scorpions are nocturnal, (the exception would be Parabuthus villosus) so when they do emerge from their burrows/hides, it's usually at night. Scorpions will spend about 90% of their time hiding, so don't worry if you don't see it too much. | |
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GeoGeo Pandinus
Number of posts : 27 Age : 39 Registration date : 2012-08-07
| Subject: Re: Illusive Scorpion 8/14/2012, 3:20 pm | |
| It might be arabian fat tail or african fat tail | |
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ShredderEmp Tityus
Number of posts : 515 Age : 26 Location : Illinois Registration date : 2012-08-08
| Subject: Re: Illusive Scorpion 8/14/2012, 3:42 pm | |
| post a pic and we will try to help or look at he scorpion files and see if its there | |
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shadowfoot Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1296 Age : 32 Location : South Africa Registration date : 2012-01-18
| Subject: Re: Illusive Scorpion 8/14/2012, 6:10 pm | |
| Common names are kind of misleading, fat tail could mean any Androctonus species so a pic would be your best bet on a ID. | |
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Scorpion19981000 Administrator
Number of posts : 1895 Age : 26 Location : Cortland, New York Registration date : 2011-07-03
| Subject: Re: Illusive Scorpion 8/14/2012, 7:43 pm | |
| - ShredderEmp wrote:
- post a pic and we will try to help or look at he scorpion files and see if its there
- shadowfoot wrote:
- Common names are kind of misleading, fat tail could mean any Androctonus species so a pic would be your best bet on a ID.
Just noticed that he already posted an ID thread, it looks like a Androctonus crassicauda to me. | |
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Envyizm Breeder
Number of posts : 238 Age : 38 Location : Columbus Ohio Registration date : 2010-05-24
| Subject: Re: Illusive Scorpion 8/14/2012, 10:18 pm | |
| Sit still in your invert room long enough with dim light and you'll see some activity | |
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