#Scorpiones

[ljsbugblog]

Flipped some logs in search of scorpions, was not disappointed 🦂🤝

Rainforest scorpions (two individuals), Hormurus sp.

[snototter]

A Brazilian yellow scorpion (Tityus serrulatus) in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Tityus serrulatus is the most venomous scorpion in South America.

by Pedro H. Martins

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

The giant forest scorpion really is giant-- in fact, it's the largest species of scorpion in the world! Individuals can reach up to 23 cm (9 in) in length, and weigh as much as 56 g (2.0 oz). Although they may look intimidating, these arachnids are actually quite harmless; they catch prey with their claws, and so their venom is no worse than a bee sting.

(Image: A giant forest scorpion (Gigantometrus swammerdami) by Chayant Gonsalves)

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[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Arthropods

Araneae. This order is made up of spiders, eight-limbed arthropods with fangs generally able to inject venom and spinnerets that extrude silk.

Scorpiones. This order is made up of scorpions, predators with pincers and a segmented tail ending in a stinger.

[cnestus]

the high council gathers.....

[chronicas]

Was reading the Adventurer’s Bible and I’m smacking my head against the wall with giant scorpions being labeled crustaceans.

THEY ARE ARACHNIDS!!! THEY ARE CHELICERATES!!!

Banging my head against the wall they have as much in common with crustaceans as they have with insects which is NOT VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!

However Dunmeshi does get the flavor profile of them right in comparing them to crustaceans, as they have a similar flavor to shrimp and crab!

The texture is completely different though and they have soft carapaces so the better way to prepare them would involve eating that part of the scorpion too. And you can eat the tail just fine, but remove the stinger and venom gland. Boiling them wouldn’t work very well, again because of the soft exterior, it’d be better to try and fry or grill them.

Spiders and other arachnids are much the same, food wise.

I don’t prefer to eat my favorite animals so this isn’t from experience, sadly. It makes me much to sad to eat them.

[cedararachne]

Baby scorpion with noms

[arachnidappreciation]

scorpions with huge chad palps and tiny little stick thin metasoma are my absolute beloveds

(female african banded flat rock scorpion, Hadogenes paucidens)

[toothedgoose]

Centruroides vittatus

Striped bark scorpion

Escorpión rayado de la corteza

6 of August 2022 — Jalisco, MX

Striped bark scorpion stings are painful but rarely deadly (as is in the case of an allergy, for example). However, the stings of other members of their genus can be very dangerous, so be careful out there :)

What a whimsical little friend <3 I love scorpions so much, they’re so cute.

[vamprisms]

minos was such a pussy. if my wife gave birth to an epic minotaur baby i wouldn't have locked him in a labyrinth. i would have taken him to the mcdonalds play place (athens) every day and let him eat as many stray mcnuggets (athenians) off the floor as he wanted. i love you hungry son

[arthropodenjoyer]

[22/8/2023]

[snototter]

Arrowbreasted scorpion (Buthus paris) in Tunisia, Africa

by Bernard Dupont

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Although their small size makes it easy for them to go unnoticed, scorpions are actually easy to find-- all you need is a black light! The hard exoskeleton has a chemical compound that absorbs ultra-violet light and emits it as a fluorescing pigment, which glows a bright blue-green under black light. Scorpions have poor eye sight, so this feature may help them identify prey in the dark.

(Image: A bark scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus) glowing under black light by Eric Hope)

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[cicadaghost]

did you know? the deathstalker scorpion is also known as the Palestine yellow scorpion, and is widespread throughout occupied Palestine!

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[raeazure]

who is this and why did he hurt me