Vinegaroons

[Ythier]

Hi,
Some pics of vinegaroons found in Guyana.
Sorry bad pics. On the first pic, female is on the left, male on the right.
Cheers,
Eric

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eycb/scorpions/Uropyge%20FG1%20Ythier05.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eycb/scorpions/Uropyge%20FG2%20Ythier05.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eycb/scorpions/Uropyge%20FG3%20Ythier05.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eycb/scorpions/Uropyge%20FG4%20Ythier05.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eycb/scorpions/Uropyge%20FG5%20Ythier05.jpg

[Mithrandir]

I have only one thing to say:
:drool: :drool: :drool:

[Brian S]

Hi Eric,

Very interesting.
May I ask how you determine the sex in Vinegaroons? I know very little about them but I think they are interesting animals to say the least.

[Ythier]

Hi,
This photo was put some times ago on the forum (I'm very sorry but I don't remember who is the author and I didn't find the thread). It shows well the difference between male (left) and female (right) genital organs.
Cheers,
Eric

[Bungholio]

Very amazing animals! Are they hard to care?

[Ythier]

For the moment no, they burrow a lot and eat very well.
Btw, if someone know well vinegaroons and could help me with the ID of these guys..:worship:
Cheers,
Eric

[Steven]

very sweet vinegaroons :)

have you seen the mating-process allready with these ?

i've lost a PDF with some keys to the Uropygi,... :8o
hope to find it back ;)

[Scorpfanatic]

haha thnak for the post .. now i know how to sex those that i have found locally! much more easy to ID then Tailess whipscorpions hahahaha

[Nikos]

Excellent vinegaroons Eric :drool::drool: :worship: :worship:
I envy you!

according to:

Rowland, J . M ., and J . A . L . Cooke. 1973. Systematics of the arachnid order Uropygida (=Thelyphonida) . J . Arachnol. 1 :55-71 .

Only Thelyphonellus amazonicus (Butler), 1872 is mentioned as native to Fr. Guyana.


Genus Thelyphonellus Pocock, 1894 .
Diagnosis—Tarsal segments of first leg of female unmodified, similar to male ;
patellar apophysis of pedipalp of male unmodified, similar to female ; abdominal
sternites II and III unmodified ; ommatoids absent ; keel absent .


Have they mated?

This paper can be downloaded in the Journal of Arachonology page

[luna]

haha thnak for the post .. now i know how to sex those that i have found locally! much more easy to ID then Tailess whipscorpions hahahaha

Locally? Where are you from? I have been lucky enough to purchase 3 of them over the last few years but have found very little about their natural habitat and would like to learn more about them. I am a biology teacher and they are probably the favorite invert in my classroom because they are so easy to handle. Thanks for any help you can provide, Cheri

[Ythier]

very sweet vinegaroons :)

have you seen the mating-process allready with these ?

i've lost a PDF with some keys to the Uropygi,... :8o
hope to find it back ;)

I Steven,
Yes, but not the complete process...I was tired and it was too long for me :rolleyes:
But I suppose they mated well.
Cheers,
Eric

[Ythier]

Excellent vinegaroons Eric :drool::drool: :worship: :worship:
I envy you!
Nikos, you know that if they are still alive in spring they go to Greece ;)
Thanks for the ID data !
Cheers,
Eric

[Nikos]

Nikos, you know that if they are still alive in spring they go to Greece ;)
Thanks for the ID data !
Cheers,
Eric
great news to start the new invert year:)

[Steven]

If there's any offspring in the future from these vinies,...

putt me on the list Nikos or Eric ;)

[smalltime]

Very nice Eric!!:drool:

Hope they'll reproduce...:D