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Dspdrew's Hadrurus arizonensis Scorpion

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#21 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted February 28 2017 - 1:39 PM

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Nice, I love how the males will kill prey and then move to a high spot and wave it around in the air as an offering for first female to come along. I believe this is done to reduce the chances of becoming a meal themselves when she arrives. :)



#22 Offline sgheaton - Posted February 28 2017 - 1:58 PM

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I see the edge get close to the lip of the tank and freak out... ..scrolled a little bit further and the death monster is waiting to kill...No wait, it already killed and is killing more.. Either way that is what nightmares are made of. How do you NOT have to perform an inventory check every time you get home?
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#23 Offline Antking117 - Posted March 21 2017 - 10:23 PM

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follow up? How are the plants? :) Also, what size terrarium is that?



#24 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 22 2017 - 1:29 AM

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follow up? How are the plants? :) Also, what size terrarium is that?

 

Amazingly, the plants are still alive. That's a 2.5 gallon tank.



#25 Offline Antking117 - Posted March 22 2017 - 1:42 AM

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follow up? How are the plants? :) Also, what size terrarium is that?

 

Amazingly, the plants are still alive. That's a 2.5 gallon tank.

 

Thankfully here in Nebraska we have no scorpions, but sadly aswell because they look like they would be cool pets! Especially this one, I watch videos online of spiders and scorpions attacking prey, but no scorp really every stings.. that is sweet yours does!



#26 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 22 2017 - 12:41 PM

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follow up? How are the plants? :) Also, what size terrarium is that?

 

Amazingly, the plants are still alive. That's a 2.5 gallon tank.

 

Thankfully here in Nebraska we have no scorpions, but sadly aswell because they look like they would be cool pets! Especially this one, I watch videos online of spiders and scorpions attacking prey, but no scorp really every stings.. that is sweet yours does!

 

 

This thing loves to sting. That's the first thing it does to everything it catches. It just slowly stabs it with its stinger if it keeps moving around too much while it's trying to eat it.



#27 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted March 22 2017 - 3:26 PM

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In Alabama we have this teeny weensy scorpion species. i don't know what it is but it is so very cute.


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#28 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted May 18 2017 - 2:49 PM

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Drew, you should try placing blue death feigning beetles(Asbolus verrocosus) with that Hadrurus arizonensis. They cohabitate and the beetles eat the leftover dead food and scorpion excrement. The scorpions don't seem to eat them, and from research, they seem beneficial. The beetles are pretty cute and play dead if you handle them, hence their common name- blue death feigning beetles :D 


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It has no commander,
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yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 


#29 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 18 2017 - 5:42 PM

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Drew, you should try placing blue death feigning beetles(Asbolus verrocosus) with that Hadrurus arizonensis. They cohabitate and the beetles eat the leftover dead food and scorpion excrement. The scorpions don't seem to eat them, and from research, they seem beneficial. The beetles are pretty cute and play dead if you handle them, hence their common name- blue death feigning beetles :D

 

I think I've heard of that before.



#30 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted May 18 2017 - 5:51 PM

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How's the scorpion making out?



#31 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 21 2017 - 7:46 PM

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The scorpion died. :(



#32 Offline Martialis - Posted October 21 2017 - 7:51 PM

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#33 Offline Rstheant - Posted December 18 2018 - 5:21 PM

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RIP scorpion. May you sting our dreams forever!




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