Drumminglizards
Arachnopeon
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I've heard that if you put a drop of alcohol on a scorpion they'll go crazy and sting themselves to death. True?
isn't that called rape?!?G. Carnell said:but.. what about the sexual sting?
i saw in one euscorpius tergestinus corsicanus mating the male sting the female 3 times, then she was very comatose,
but didnt die
Yes I read that as well, however its obviously not a well understood area of scorpion biology, I think even the experts will have limited knowledge on the subject.Kaos said:According to Jonathan Leeming's book, "Scorpions of southern africa", scorpions are immune to their own venom because of toxin resistance in their hemolymph. They will die fast if venom is injected into the ganglion(brain) though. See pages 34-35.
I believe the fire stories are true and exactly what you said, they spaz out! and if my scorp was simply "cleaning" which she does do, what was the liquid dripping from her stinger? and what explains her eating grass? chewing on moist bark chips? She obviosly has her own ways of drinking. I keep the humidity HIGH and she still does it!fusion121 said:Hi, neither the alcohol nor the fire stories are true. I don't know where the alcohol one comes from, but the fire one is complete myth, the only slight truth in it being that fire may cause a scorpion to overheat and spasm wildly, which might possibly make it look like it was stinging itself.
Also your scorpion is not drinking its venom, all scorpions do this when then reach the tail over and place the barb in their mouth parts in order to clean it, you often see them doing it as part of a grooming session (mouth parts, pedipalps, prosoma and then sting).
Hi the fire stories say the scorpion kills itself when surrounded by fire, it doesn't, if they die its because of the temperature. Being ectotherms the temperature will rise and rise causing all their body chemistry to go haywire eventually killing them (part of this process involves the scorpion becoming very over excited and spasming) ,nothing to do with them stinging themselves.I believe the fire stories are true and exactly what you said, they spaz out! and if my scorp was simply "cleaning" which she does do, what was the liquid dripping from her stinger? and what explains her eating grass? chewing on moist bark chips? She obviosly has her own ways of drinking. I keep the humidity HIGH and she still does it!