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MooSmoo Hadogenes

Number of posts : 89 Age : 32 Location : London, UK Registration date : 2008-06-01
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scorpion111 Post-whore

Number of posts : 3455 Age : 24 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/1/2008, 5:41 am | |
| i definetly think its a spinifer. |
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_scorpio_ Androctonus

Number of posts : 1824 Age : 25 Location : St leonards... ENGLAND Registration date : 2008-04-11
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/1/2008, 9:44 am | |
| smooth claws...not an emp...good so far H. spinifer or possibly H. longimanus?  dont listen to me though... wait for an expert opinion |
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 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/1/2008, 10:10 am | |
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nymphetaminion Tityus

Number of posts : 668 Age : 33 Location : NB,Canada Registration date : 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/1/2008, 2:23 pm | |
| looks just like mine..my guess is Het. spinifer too |
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MooSmoo Hadogenes

Number of posts : 89 Age : 32 Location : London, UK Registration date : 2008-06-01
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MooSmoo Hadogenes

Number of posts : 89 Age : 32 Location : London, UK Registration date : 2008-06-01
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/1/2008, 2:43 pm | |
| - _scorpio_ wrote:
- smooth claws...not an emp...good so far
H. spinifer or possibly H. longimanus?  dont listen to me though... wait for an expert opinion call me stupid but I though longimanus had longer pedipalps? I originally thought it was longimanus but when i google imaged it i got loads of scorps with longer fingers |
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bjaeger Leiurus

Number of posts : 2282 Age : 31 Location : Pennsylvania, US Registration date : 2008-04-29
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/1/2008, 5:00 pm | |
| What'd you feed it? Looks bloody  |
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MooSmoo Hadogenes

Number of posts : 89 Age : 32 Location : London, UK Registration date : 2008-06-01
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/1/2008, 5:18 pm | |
| - v3x wrote:
- What'd you feed it? Looks bloody
 he does? lol Hes a lazy sod! |
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bjaeger Leiurus

Number of posts : 2282 Age : 31 Location : Pennsylvania, US Registration date : 2008-04-29
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/1/2008, 5:28 pm | |
| Ya, a bit. Might just be some of the substrate  |
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MooSmoo Hadogenes

Number of posts : 89 Age : 32 Location : London, UK Registration date : 2008-06-01
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/1/2008, 5:34 pm | |
| - v3x wrote:
- Ya, a bit. Might just be some of the substrate
 Im not sure what you even meant by  lol |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator

Number of posts : 7743 Age : 33 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/2/2008, 9:01 am | |
| Brown telson would suggest H. longimanus -- remember, only the males have the huge chela in that species. _________________ 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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*Connie* Post-whore

Number of posts : 3705 Age : 35 Location : England Registration date : 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/2/2008, 3:19 pm | |
| I was thinking "long claw" but didnt know the larger chela belonged only to the males so I thought I was wrong...sounds like it might have been right in my guess *SQUEEE* xxx |
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rafiqos Centruroides

Number of posts : 104 Age : 37 Location : Malaysia Registration date : 2008-04-21
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/3/2008, 1:54 am | |
| - IHeartMantids wrote:
- Brown telson would suggest H. longimanus -- remember, only the males have the huge chela in that species.
Brown telson is one of the characteristics of an adult Longimanus. I have read somewhere (not sure where) that Spinifers have black telson. The most accurate defining characteristics would rather be granulation. Can you also take a close-up aerial shot of the carapace? That would really help. Here's a couple of links that I often refer to for IDing Heterometrus ( if you haven't found them already! - LOL). 1. Granulation 2. Kovarik's Review And owh if I may add, my favourite Heterometrus would be the Laoticus! |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator

Number of posts : 7743 Age : 33 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/3/2008, 8:57 am | |
| I believe H. spinifer can have a black or brown telson . . . so it's probably one of the two. My H. longimanus is actually a lot more on the red side than the specimen in question, so that might lean my thinking more towards H. spinifer. My H. laoticus only lasted a month.  _________________ 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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~Abyss~ Administrator

Number of posts : 6472 Age : 31 Location : Los Angeles Cali. Registration date : 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/3/2008, 12:14 pm | |
| Telson color is NOT a good way to ID unless your trying to find out if it's emp. It doesnt look like a longimanus to me...and H. spinifers are have smooth telsons...NOT HAIRY. |
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arachnid Pandinus

Number of posts : 28 Age : 39 Registration date : 2008-06-13
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 6/13/2008, 3:50 pm | |
| i bet thats h. spinifer though! telson really isn't the way to id the spp unless its an emp. h. longi has a smooth pinchers and h. spinifer has bubbles in the pinchers! base on the pic i bet it is a spinifer |
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*Connie* Post-whore

Number of posts : 3705 Age : 35 Location : England Registration date : 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer 8/17/2008, 2:40 pm | |
| H. laoticus is what I hope I have! will try to take ID pics! but dont want to jump on thread but mine have black telsons. chela is smooth but some "lines" along them. But no "bubbles" on chela or head or anywhere. |
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