A Lychas mucronatus' True Love Story...

Am I in need of glasses, or does that little Lychas have a double metasoma?

Great pic documentation btw.
I have observed similar mother "instict" with my H. swammerdami, while trying to relocate her, she got angry and grabbed one of the 2i's. As soon as she noticed it was "her's", she let it go.

DolbyR wrote:

Am I in need of glasses, or does that little Lychas have a double metasoma?

I see two metasomas as well.

Nice pics GS. Can you get more pics of the one with two metasomas?

It definately looks like two metasomas on pic #3 and #6!!??!! And as always absolutely stunning pictures.

GS, how come you are able to observe so much interesting behaviour with your scorpions.

I have yet to have been lucky enough to observe one of my scorpions moulting, but you have witnessed, and documented, some amazing behaviour.

Is it that you have a really large collection so are therefore more likely to catch any interesting goings on? Or are you able, or choose, to spend a lot more time with your scorpions than the rest of us?

Callum wrote:

GS, how come you are able to observe so much interesting behaviour with your scorpions.

I think he tells them when to do stuff

wow, double metasomas! great take there bro GS!

Thanks for the comments guys

Hey Callum/ DolbyR bro,

We all have some to share and i'm not much different. Perhaps just a little more "luckier" to observe something special that i can capture to share with you guys in All-Scorpion-Forum. Plus.. now that my camera is is always on standby with the extra battery i've got.. lolz

A closer look at the special kid.

GS wrote:

Perhaps just a little more "luckier"

I still think you have some weird way of giving "orders" to your scorps

Jokes aside... wish you luck in raising the "prodigy" into a healthy adult scorpion.

'Lucky'?? I don't think you ever leave your scorpion room haha.

I wonder if the 'double tail' is a hereditable trait. If it survived to adulthood would you try breeding it GS?

Callum B wrote:

I wonder if the 'double tail' is a hereditable trait.

Usually not. Past hobbyists/scorpiologists have tried it (don't remember which species it was) and all young were born with one-tailed. It's a genetic abnormality, but most probably it's a recessive one, and therefore both "parents" would need to carry the same defective gene in order to pass it over to the next generation.

I wonder if you bred a normal to a double tail, then bred the offspring back to the parent double tail you would get some babies born with the double tail trait?

I know nothing about genetics so I'm going to shut up haha. Anyway, I'm starting to sound like a snake 'morph' breeder which isn't good. God I hate snake morphs lol.

Amazing pictures. Thx for sharing.

I really think a printable magazine should be made with those sort of pictures, cus I would really like to collecting information for quick reference

Cus this thread sows scores are more mertinal than people give them credit for

'' Cus this thread sows scores are more mertinal than people give them credit for ''

What on earth does that bit mean lol?

But, yes GS really needs to start putting some of his pics and info. into book form

Awww dear lol , sorry guys

Shows scorps*

Glad that you guys enjoyed the thread and thanks for the comments again.

We all have something to learn from each other.

Lets all share!!

whenever possible

Amazing stuff bro... That two-tailed Lychas will be interesting as it develops... keep us posted!

Will do. Thanks bro!

GS Your pictures are so stunning! The edits are simple yet elegant! The double metasoma looks so cool! Cant wait to see it after its moulted! Keep the updates coming :3

Thanks Ramen

These pictures are so amazing. I am touched by the story, I wish more people could see something like this so they can see scorpions are really amazing creatures.