[Discussion] Capturing Scorpion's Behaviour

Lychas mucronatus Adult male

tfleming wrote:

I've noticed with Andro's, is the putting 1 pedipalp under the sand during an aggressive act. What's up with that?

Do you mean the scorpion's act of burying one or both pedipalps under the sand momentarily in certain scenarios they encounter?

That's exactly what I mean! I figured I wasn't the only one who saw this and maybe someone had some idea why.

ive seen one of mine put there telson in their mouth to clean it....i was watching for a while thinking what the hell lol

Yeah, I've seen that quit a bit! I see that with all my Scorps, but I've only seen the hand burring with the Andro's.

GS wrote:

tfleming wrote:

I've noticed with Andro's, is the putting 1 pedipalp under the sand during an aggressive act. What's up with that?

Do you mean the scorpion's act of burying one or both pedipalps under the sand momentarily in certain scenarios they encounter?

Yes I saw this with my Bicolors. Most commonly they stick their pedipalp (right or left one) in the sand in and out like trying to probe something (much the same as people try to probe for mines in the field with a stick) when prey comes near and scorpion attacks but looses the pray, then starts to stick it in the sand. Maybe trying to clean the hairs on the pedipalp after attack I figured....

What made me ask, was last night I noticed one grabbed a cricket with one hand and buried the other as if to brace itself, but then it brought it right up out of the sand.

i've noticed that Hh and Ptrans wiggles their tale.

Not too fascinating or weird, but my swammerdami likes to steal the tweezers

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Wearelegion wrote:

GS wrote:

tfleming wrote:

I've noticed with Andro's, is the putting 1 pedipalp under the sand during an aggressive act. What's up with that?

Do you mean the scorpion's act of burying one or both pedipalps under the sand momentarily in certain scenarios they encounter?

Yes I saw this with my Bicolors. Most commonly they stick their pedipalp (right or left one) in the sand in and out like trying to probe something (much the same as people try to probe for mines in the field with a stick) when prey comes near and scorpion attacks but looses the pray, then starts to stick it in the sand. Maybe trying to clean the hairs on the pedipalp after attack I figured....

I've seen something similar. I suppose the pedipalps were stained with fluids from the feeder during attempts to take down the prey and hence, they bury their pedipalps momentarily under the sand to dry it up or to do some "hair cleaning" like what Wearelegion has suggested

It'll be good if anyone has found any scientific write-up on this behavior to share with us.

Obeah wrote:

i've noticed that Hh and Ptrans wiggles their tale.

Interesting..
Could you describe further in words (e.g. under what circumstances) or capture the motion on a vid will be even better

DolbyR wrote:

Not too fascinating or weird, but my swammerdami likes to steal the tweezers

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Be careful not to let her climb her way up your tweezers..
Really gorgeous and feisty. I like her!

GS wrote:

Be careful not to let her climb her way up your tweezers..
Really gorgeous and feisty. I like her!

She does try it sometimes, but she's too heavy and she slides down. She's definitely one I must be careful with, she'll probably cut my finger out if she pinches me.
Last time I just left the tweezers in for a day, until she gave up on them.

DolbyR wrote:

She does try it sometimes, but she's too heavy and she slides down. She's definitely one I must be careful with, she'll probably cut my finger out if she pinches me.
Last time I just left the tweezers in for a day, until she gave up on them.

Leaving in the tweezers... Ultimate.
I was pinched quite abit recently when i did a re-house for my 29 H.spinifer (5/6.instars) and they already packed in some damage. Can't imagine getting pinched by a H.swammerdami that big. lolz

GS wrote:

Lychas mucronatus Adult male

i also noticed this behavior on my bark scorpions.., and never on my terrestrial ones.

Good for getting this thread back up. Reminds me I should get a vid up of some of my hissing specimens.

Hehe just got my first Parabuthus Transvalicus and ............... he is a climber! Why eat horizontally when you can do it vertically, I think this escape artist is going in some other enclosure

WoW, I'd be a little worried about him getttin' out! Houdini!!!

Wearelegion,
Congrats to your new addition
I'm wondering what the gripping points for your kiddo.. that's really a "spidy" stunt

wow get down silly scorp thinks is a T lol

I'd put scotch tape or something on that corners to cover that silicone up.

Capturing evidence of increased heat requirements for gravid scorpions.

This time round.. it's a bark scorpion. Guess the specie if you can

T. stigmurus?

R. junceus!