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Not to many people in the scorp forums.I picked this (Leiurus quinquestriatus) up at my local reptile show a few weeks back.This is the first scorp Ive owned that actually uses it stinger to kill prey.As you can see by the dead crickets this guy doesnt like anything in his territory.This deathstalker is locked securely in a 5.5 tank with a masterlock.In my state we are not allowed hots so this is actually a second choice for me.I am a huge fan of copperheads and havent seen an ugly one yet.

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If lead paint is so deadly why do they make it so delicious?

Neat! Thanx for sharing. Im not into them, but they certainly are cool. That little dude is TINY. Whats the potency of that species tagging a person? (assuming the stinger is able to penetrate the skin)
Im sure the venomous forum might get a kick out of it.
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Tom

"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"

That little scorp can ruin you whole day if not possibly your life.While I cant dictate all that Ive read most articles say for advanced keepers only and get medical attention fast if stung.It will grow between 3.5 to 4.5 inches long.
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If lead paint is so deadly why do they make it so delicious?

If I'm not mistaken, the deathstalker is the second deadlist scorpion. There aren't a lot of scorpions that are considered deadly, but this is certainly one of them.
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"I'll be back at 6 if not 7. 8 the very latest but definatly no later than 9...ish...Moscow time."

Cool little scorpion! I don't keep any, but I think they are very interesting. I took a couple photos of a striped bark scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) a few weeks ago, after some heavy thunderstorms. She was very fat, and apparently gravid, the first time I saw her. Then I saw a scorp hanging out in the same spot on the wall a few nights later, with new babies on her back. Had to be the same one.

-Toby

Thanks for sharing--that is an awesome photo of her with the babies! Living in an area where scorpions are not common, they fascinate me. However, my actual exposure is usually limited to peering into containers at a local exotics shop.

Very cool!
althea

Thanks Althea. These striped barks are very common here in south Texas, and sometimes turn up inside the house, which freaks out my daughter and my wife. I have never been stung, but I have heard that their sting is about as bad as a wasp sting. We are supposed to have a few other species here, but I have not positively seen any others.

-Toby

Great pic and follow up shot.Thanks for sharing.
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If lead paint is so deadly why do they make it so delicious?

I agree 100%. I live in a pretty well developed area in the northeast, and I've run across a total of 5 snakes in my entire life (2 black rats and 3 eastern garters). When I read posts from Southerners about finding corns and rats and racers & etc. all over the place, I get jealous and want to move down there. I can't find snakes even when I go looking for them (not even freaking brown snakes, which apparently are everywhere except where I look), let alone scorpions, lizards, and other cool stuff like that.
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2.0 Pantherophis obsoletus obsoletus
0.2 Pantherophis guttatus guttatus

I love scorpions. They are cool critters to keep and require little attention to thrive.

I have kept Scorpio maurus, Centruroides vittatus, C. gracilis, Vejovis sp., Diplocentrus sp., Pandinus sp., Tityus sp., Hadrurus sp., and a couple of others.

This is a wild female Centruroides sp. from northern Mexico -

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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

Killer pic.Ive loved scorpions a long time.Ive had a desert hairy,emporer,and some unknowns from a petshop I lived by when I was a kid.This is the first scorp Ive seen run out and kill an intruder.Those crickets die in the blink of an eye.
That second pic was one of around 20 I shot where it wasnt trying to sting me through the container.
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If lead paint is so deadly why do they make it so delicious?

Wow! Great photo, Chris.

-Toby

Thanks for sharing the photos. Wow--very cool! There's scorpion web research in my future.

rgds,
althea

ML,
Are you good at IDing scorps? I caught one here in Iraq and I have some pics but I can't post pics from here ( too little bandwith) It's about the same size as yours, all black w/ a little red at the mandable and a real thick tail, tiny pinchers and when you touched it ( with a broom straw ) it would wave it's tail around all crazy like. I only had it for an hour, then let it go and I haven't seen any more. I think the death stalker comes from around here too, I'll keep an eye out for those when I flip tin. yea, they have tin here too...some old, some recent depends on who was shooting last...