Hottentotta tamulus sindicus!!

i couldn't believe it...i didnt even have to pre-kill the cricket...i dropped it in..the scorp went directly for it and didn't even give it a chance...within 2 minutes it was dead

sweet! he must have been hungry after his trip.

the Parabuthus wasn't even interested in the cricket

lol the cricket looks bigger in one of the pics that was an even match up haha, i bet the cricket weighed more than the scorp

sweet scorps!

they are pretty sweet...i swear there not even an inch long tail to chela!

i think its great watching a teeny tiny scorps eating the equivalent of 3 sunday lunches of a cricket!

Mate you cant spell out the names like that.. it should be H.tamulus subname or just H.tamulus

Does it really matter?

I sure didn't know what the hell you were talking about.

It helps people who dont know the full scientific name anyhow, especially anyone new into the hobby!

yeah i tend to find latin names are ok here, but any other forums ppl havnt got a clue lmao

I prefer to know latin names, less confusion with the overlapping common names

i don't even know the hottentotta tamulus common name anyone know it?

commons name is just what ever ppl make up.. some just tend to stick around.. i have seen servel differnt names for B.jacksoni and alot of orther scorpions..

Yeah I'm trying to give P.silvestrii the common name of California Boxing Scorpion. It starting to stick..

The multiple common names are kind of frustrating. Even U. mordax has at least three of them.

Greekified Latin for the win!

Or is that Latinized Greek?

nowus you-us areus confusingus meus!!!!

Hahaha, good one ladyriot!

it only happens every now and then, that was probably my last witty line for about 6mth hehehe!

We'll wait another 6 months for the next one Lisa

PMSL!