Number of posts : 485 Age : 47 Registration date : 2013-03-07
Subject: Largest Desert Species 3/18/2013, 7:21 am
I have been using the search option but unsuccesful, so posting the question
What is the largest desert scorpion? Is it the Hadrurus arizonensis or is the P villosus or any other larger?
Thanks
shadowfoot Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1296 Age : 32 Location : South Africa Registration date : 2012-01-18
Subject: Re: Largest Desert Species 3/18/2013, 7:44 am
Parabuthus villosus is the biggest at 18cm, H.arizonensis is 14cm. Parabuthus granulatus reaches 16cm and P.transvaalicus attains a size of 15cm. These are the biggest I know of.
shaneshac Babycurus
Number of posts : 485 Age : 47 Registration date : 2013-03-07
Subject: Re: Largest Desert Species 3/18/2013, 7:55 am
Ok thanks for the info. Did not know the granulatus got so big.
Hopefully I am getting a villosus soon too
Tongue Flicker Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1106 Age : 36 Location : Madina't Isa, Bahrain Registration date : 2012-11-01
Subject: Re: Largest Desert Species 3/18/2013, 11:15 am
cool.. my 6i p. trans is exactly 4 inches from chelae to tip of the stinger. i hope she reaches that 6-inch mark
shaneshac Babycurus
Number of posts : 485 Age : 47 Registration date : 2013-03-07
Subject: Re: Largest Desert Species 3/18/2013, 11:30 am
refresh my memory on this one, P trans get to 7 or 8i?
shadowfoot Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1296 Age : 32 Location : South Africa Registration date : 2012-01-18
Subject: Re: Largest Desert Species 3/18/2013, 11:34 am
Females can achieve 8i but not males. Parabuthus raudus also reaches 16cm and Androctonus mauritanicus can also get pretty big.
