Largest Species of Scorpions?

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Was just wondering what the biggest species of scorpions are? i know Emps are one of them but what others are there? Can anyone post some pics etc?
 

Longbord1

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I'm pretty sure Flat rocks are close the the largest.
 

magikscorps

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no no no................ Heterometus swammerdami..adults get 11.5 in :D Ill post pics shortly:D
 

Trexer

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I was thinking both bulk and length tbh :), thanks btw steven, sorry for bringing it up again, didnt see that post
 

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Picture removed due to copyright violation

Big Pandinus Dictator (not mine)
 
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Cyris69

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Sweet God! That thing is freaking massive. I'd love to get a hold of a true emp, not the dwarfs in the trade.
 

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Aye i think i've seen a comparison picture on this forum somewhere of a true emp next to one of those dwarf ones, Bring on the true emps!
 

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Aye i think i've seen a comparison picture on this forum somewhere of a true emp next to one of those dwarf ones
i would like to see a photo of this as :)8o) i didn't know there was a diff...
 

~Abyss~

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Theres really not a "true emp" like a lot of scorpion species size is different among different population that occupy different niches.
-Eddy
 

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exactly 2 different niches. The savanah is the typical pet trade one. I'm just trying to imply that it's not a "True" emp it's just another type of emp.
-Eddy
 

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Oh, don't get me wrong man, I multitask and hit reply before you posted, but never got around to finishing until after you posted. I get distracted easily, I wasn't trying to imply anything with the post:D

You're dead on about there being no "True" Emp based on size alone (or even color for that matter). I just wanted to make sure that everyone could see the difference between biotypes. (That said there is a lot that a single picture doesn't tell you)
 

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Thats true, I've seen that posted here some time ago. Also that picture of the P. dictator doesn't show it's average size either. I'm taking some notes on a specific scorpion species here in CA on size differences vs location.
-Eddy
 

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wow, thank you guys, y'all rock! :clap: i learn something new every time i visit the scorp forum. interesting the huge difference between the savannah and the forest form. :cool:
 
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