Another day another brood.

[David Burns]

I was going thru my scorps, feeding and found this. Must be a few days old.

H.hottentotta

[Scorpfanatic]

definately looks like 2nd instars already! nice.. good luck with those!

[LongDucDong]

Congrats! They do look like 2nd instar.

[moricollins]

David, you are mass reproducing scorps nowadays...

congrats

[H. cyaneus]

Congrats! I can't wait till my adult comes in!

Mike

[Alakdan]

I am really jealous. I really want a H. hottentotta. They are parthenogenic right?

I'm willing to adopt any unwanted babies.

[G. Carnell]

2nd instar IME..


good luck getting them off her back before she eats them :P

[Prymal]

David,

Nice lookin' group of "kids".

Luc

[JSN]

must be nice....

[H. cyaneus]

2nd instar IME..


good luck getting them off her back before she eats them :P

Do they not come off there mom's back by themselves?

Mike

[G. Carnell]

ah sorry, i meant 1st instar


they come of at 2nd instar, but H.hottentotta are known to cannibalise young, one of my females ate the whole brood at 1st instar

[Prymal]

George,

I guess making a meal of the "kids" is no biggie when you can drop a load whenever you want!

Luc

[H. cyaneus]

Ahh, okay George... Thanks for straightening that out.

Mike

[David Burns]

Since this female was checked 4 days before I found her like this, I think they are probably 1st instar. Also this is my second brood of this species (from 2 seperate females.) So I have some experience with what a 2nd instar looks like.

If she eats them, so be it, I have 4 adult females, so I don't think I will have a shortage of scorplings of this species.

[canadianscorp]

yes those are for sure a first instar. they still have that "shinier" exo, after molt 1 , they become more mat looking.

cheers, steve