My Scorpion Pics and video(s)

Might as well

Scorpio maurus palmatus:







Smeringurus mesaensis:





Vaejovis spinigerus:



Video:

nice pics and vid. I love watching scorps burrow. they look so daft doing it.

welcome to the forum by the way.

A couple of those look gravid to me . . .

im sure lisa will be happy someone else has a s.m.p lol

yeah the Smeringurus mesaensis looks really gravid.

IHeartMantids wrote:

A couple of those look gravid to me . . .

Really? None of them have mated yet.

Did they molt in your care, or are they WC adults? Lots of WC females come in already gravid. Actually, all three in the photos look possibly gravid (though the S. maurus may just be in premolt).

Vaejovis spinigerus:
Looks gravid.
S. mesanensis looks premolt and
SMP looks...i cant tell but if i had to guess...gravid.

I've had these for months. The S. mesanensis for almost a year and it might be male. Vaejovis might also be male, and Scorpio maurus palmatus is premolt.

IHeartMantids wrote:

Did they molt in your care, or are they WC adults? Lots of WC females come in already gravid. Actually, all three in the photos look possibly gravid (though the S. maurus may just be in premolt).

You are right about the S.maurus being premolt, but the other two may be males. I'm not very good at sexing them.

Dunno about the others, but post a shot of the pectines of your V. spinigerus. They're pretty easy to sex.

V. Pectines:



Oh, and the S. maurus is female.

Not the best pic, but from that, I'd say female.

IHeartMantids wrote:

Not the best pic, but from that, I'd say female.

Sorry about the quality. I had a hard time holding it up. So female? Would it help if I posted another pic?