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GideonSmith08 Centruroides
Number of posts : 170 Age : 28 Location : Torrance, Ca Registration date : 2008-08-18
| Subject: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/6/2008, 4:51 pm | |
| I bought these to at a petstore close to where I live. They were labeled "Forest Scorpion." I am assuming that these are Heterometrus sp. but I just want to be sure. 1: 2: I'll try to take more pics later, and if possible, can someone please sex the two? Thanks. | |
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scorpion111 Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455 Age : 29 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
| Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/6/2008, 4:53 pm | |
| i'm guessing young Heterometrus longimanus, or laoticus.
if it isn't, definetly looks like a heterometrus. | |
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*Connie* Post-whore
Number of posts : 3705 Age : 40 Location : England Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/6/2008, 5:02 pm | |
| I would say Het laoticus xxxx | |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 9:41 am | |
| Definitely Heterometrus sp., and another guess for H. laoticus. Get a close look at the carapace; if there's no granulation, then that's what it is.
The adults are a tad smaller than emps; I'm guessing those are mature. | |
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_scorpio_ Androctonus
Number of posts : 1827 Age : 30 Location : St leonards... ENGLAND Registration date : 2008-04-11
| Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 11:32 am | |
| h spinifer??? black stinger??? | |
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scorpion111 Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455 Age : 29 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
| Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 11:48 am | |
| nah that's not a spinifer. I think spinifers tend to have simmilar-coloured telsons to emps.
and I think the chela are a bit to granulated to be a spinifer. | |
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_scorpio_ Androctonus
Number of posts : 1827 Age : 30 Location : St leonards... ENGLAND Registration date : 2008-04-11
| Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 11:49 am | |
| noooooo.... spinifers have black telsons!!!!!!!!!!!! dont they? mike? | |
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scorpion111 Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455 Age : 29 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
| Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 11:56 am | |
| i'm sure there are a few telson colour variants in spinifer. i've seen pics of spinifers having a darkish red colour, and a black colour. | |
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scorpion111 Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455 Age : 29 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
| Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 12:05 pm | |
| and i've done some reasearch and I'm putting a £25 bet on laoticus. | |
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*Connie* Post-whore
Number of posts : 3705 Age : 40 Location : England Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 1:48 pm | |
| Spinifers have granulation on the chela. Laoticus have little to none(basically none) on chela and also carapace.
Its what I have im sure that have had the babies. I will do pics to be sure but what you have there looks like I what I have! xxx | |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Heterometrus, Pandinus, or Other? 10/7/2008, 2:43 pm | |
| IIRC, there is some color variation in the telsons of H. spinifer. My H. laoticus had a black telson and my H. longimanus all have browns. | |
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