[Discussion] Androctonus spp.

He has beautiful hands too, for a guy! Look at those fingernails ohhh myyy.. spotless, trimmed, a bit longer to look a bit more complicated!! He knows how to do it yes yes.

hmmm think i should change my post to the new girl lol Pluto is a womaniser and a ?? maniser??? lol

I just like people and when something catches my eye I dont mind giving a compliment!

good for you feel free to carry on lolz

@pluto
lolz.. pluto bro, you always cracks me up.. haha

@Street
you know me well..

@Jay
Yeah bro, around 300 shots. hee..
Using settings of 1/200, F16, ISO 3200. Let me know if i can improve.. still learning
Changing closeup filter in between shots on my right hand with an AA moving on my left is indeed, quite a challenge for me too.. just glad its over.. hahaha..

@Bex,
so pluto bro must have complimented on your beautiful eyes
You are the lady target.. lolz

@Will3, tlb_05
thanks for viewing guys

Btw i just compiled a mix vid on the A.australis group of mine.
I'm just slow in finding out youtube has actually a quite decent video editor mode.
Tested it yesterday and it was quite a challenge to get the bursting attacks of the australis to sync with the music..
Maybe its becos i sux at it.. LOLZ

Hope you guys will enjoy it.
Thanks for viewing

Regards,
GS

Here it is guys... Enjoy!

The Ultimate Androctonus australis Compilation!

GS, You the man!

GS wrote:

@Jay
Yeah bro, around 300 shots. hee..
Using settings of 1/200, F16, ISO 3200. Let me know if i can improve.. still learning
Changing closeup filter in between shots on my right hand with an AA moving on my left is indeed, quite a challenge for me too.. just glad its over.. hahaha..

You should be giving me tips mate! Your picture quality is excellent, you know what your doing. Still getting to grips with my camera since I got the flash to be honest.

Sweet video, so you edited it up just on youtube, I'll have to check that out. Are you still using your phone for the vids or the cam?

Well your braver than me and have alot more patience

Will3 wrote:

GS, You the man!

Hows your A.bicolor mum doing?
Post some updates as and when you're free. Hope everything goes well for you too.

JamieLawrence wrote:

You should be giving me tips mate! Your picture quality is excellent, you know what your doing. Still getting to grips with my camera since I got the flash to be honest.

Sweet video, so you edited it up just on youtube, I'll have to check that out. Are you still using your phone for the vids or the cam?

Well your braver than me and have alot more patience

Hey Jay bro,
Thanks for your kind words

Yeah so far still using iphone4's video capturing for most of my vids.
For close-up on the munching scenes, the dslr seems to be a better choice. With macro/close-up lens attached.. the video mode becomes macro-like too! I have captured a few close-up munching vids of my L.mucronatus and L.scutilus. Will be posted up once its ready.

I'm envious of your flash. Still saving up for one myself.. lolz

So, my fatty bicolor decided to make an appearance last night. She popped out of her burrow and started clearing away dirt like mad. She is also HUGE now. So fat. I tried to grab the SLR to snap some shots, but she darted back into her hole and has subsequently blocked off the entrance again. Hopefully next time she pops out for a visit she'll be carrying some babies...

GS wrote:

Hey Jay bro,
Thanks for your kind words

Yeah so far still using iphone4's video capturing for most of my vids.
For close-up on the munching scenes, the dslr seems to be a better choice. With macro/close-up lens attached.. the video mode becomes macro-like too! I have captured a few close-up munching vids of my L.mucronatus and L.scutilus. Will be posted up once its ready.

I'm envious of your flash. Still saving up for one myself.. lolz

Ok cool, I am having a hard time with videos at the moment, been taking some nice ones with the dslr/macro lens but then whatever I upload it to something it kills the quality. I'll have to find some way around this or I might as well just use my phone too.

The flash is a great piece of kit that I'm still getting used to and will probably take a while. I've found so far that it may not significantly increase the quality of your shots but makes life alot easier. For example I can shoot at 1:1 with the macro lens at a decent aperture, handheld in the pitch black. If you can do that without then I'm seriously missing something Also obviously gives alot of freedom to play around with lighting and shadows etc.. I like to think of it as a handheld portable Hauser set-up

Streettrash wrote:

So, my fatty bicolor decided to make an appearance last night. She popped out of her burrow and started clearing away dirt like mad. She is also HUGE now. So fat. I tried to grab the SLR to snap some shots, but she darted back into her hole and has subsequently blocked off the entrance again. Hopefully next time she pops out for a visit she'll be carrying some babies...

Hopefully that's the "labour room" she's constructing now

Absolutely GS. I'm thinking so. Either that, or I'm going to have a MASSIVE bicolor on my hands when she molts...

Oh... I guess not on my hands like you. Not literally ON my hands.

Streettrash wrote:

Absolutely GS. I'm thinking so. Either that, or I'm going to have a MASSIVE bicolor on my hands when she molts...

Streettrash wrote:

Oh... I guess not on my hands like you. Not literally ON my hands.

I get you bro
Hope you get scorplings soon!

Mating one of my Androctonus bicolor Adult Pair

I was filled with joy and satisfaction to watch two scorps which i've raised from 2nd instar successfully mate at the very first attempt.
It was indeed a awesome experience to nurture them through their different molting stages.. till their final adulthood



























Shortly after accepting the spermatophore, the female proceed to the same hide to chill with her new found love.
10mins later, i rewarded them both with an adult roach each. It was an awesome experience to witness such cohesion with the couple. Enjoy



[HOW TO] Mate an adult pair of Scorpions

THAT IS PHENOMENAL.......................you are my hero GS.........
I wish I could get some of those babies when they come but alas I am in the U.S.
if you ever come to the states for vacation you really need to smug..........oops .......I mean forget that you keep your scorps in your luggage at home, "like we all do"...........
Just curious.....what are the dimensions of the tank you have them in.......(could you please convert to inches)..........again PHENOMENAL

Well as always great pictures!
Drool at the bicolor again.

These little buggers, even on stills got their characteristic flair and style imho.
Just love them.

I'm happy for you they did their thing too!!! Many many bicolors to come in a relatively short timespan! Be prepared! lol

Nice write up and awesome pics GS

OMG thats awesome bro GS!


raising them like a child hmmm good experience if you have a child the real one




Cant wait for my bicolor!!

E.g. This Androctonus bicolor pair of mine proceeded to share a single hide within mins after their mating session. To top things up, they even ate side by side from each other!


They can be kept communally if wel cared after (as are Mauritanicus and Parabuthus species)..

I'm quite positive about it. My couple stayed together for a very very long time sharing burrows, sharing drinks, even nibbling on a big cricket the both of them. Only separated them because of the gravid female..

Otherwise quite positive both would still be having the romance going on.
I will sell some of my scorplings, but the majority will be kept together in a large tank, just to prove they are not aggressive towards each other. Australis are a different game, although I kept my female and male together without problems too.

Great summary Gs! Thanks!

Miami T wrote:

THAT IS PHENOMENAL.......................you are my hero GS.........
I wish I could get some of those babies when they come but alas I am in the U.S.
if you ever come to the states for vacation you really need to smug..........oops .......I mean forget that you keep your scorps in your luggage at home, "like we all do"...........
Just curious.....what are the dimensions of the tank you have them in.......(could you please convert to inches)..........again PHENOMENAL

Thanks for your kind comments Miami bro

As requested, the mating enclosure in my vid is 12" x 6.5" x 9" (length x width x height [inches] )

Regards,
GS

tlb_05 wrote:

OMG thats awesome bro GS!

raising them like a child hmmm good experience if you have a child the real one

Cant wait for my bicolor!!

Thanks bro
Wootz! A.bicolor

pluto wrote:

They can be kept communally if wel cared after (as are Mauritanicus and Parabuthus species)..

I'm quite positive about it. My couple stayed together for a very very long time sharing burrows, sharing drinks, even nibbling on a big cricket the both of them. Only separated them because of the gravid female..

Otherwise quite positive both would still be having the romance going on.
I will sell some of my scorplings, but the majority will be kept together in a large tank, just to prove they are not aggressive towards each other. Australis are a different game, although I kept my female and male together without problems too.

Great summary Gs! Thanks!

Thanks bro
Your A.bicolor female should be popping very soon i guess