top pic, right? 2 diff scorps, both sold/given as bicolor. the difference can be seen in the length of something or other on the tail segments right?the one in the pic actually looks like a crassicauda which can get just a little bit bigger than the bicolors
john
Actually, mind your pedipalps and chela as A. bicolor are known to have stiletto-like chela in comparisson to the more pronounced and robust chela of A. crassicauda. In general A. crassicauda is larger and more robust than A bicolor.top pic, right? 2 diff scorps, both sold/given as bicolor. the difference can be seen in the length of something or other on the tail segments right?
07-10-2006, 09:59 AM on ABLuc said:A. bicolor: Ventral surface of telson primarily smooth; widely scattered granulation may be present in reduced numbers.
A. crassicauda: Ventral surface with 3 rows of distinct granules.
07-10-2006, 05:06 PM on ABLuc said:Behaviorally, there really isn't much difference between A. bicolor and A. crassicauda except that A. bicolor tends to be just a bit more high-strung and spontaneously reactive.
However, A. crassicauda also have many unique factors dissimilar to A. bicolor. Also, A. crassicauda tend to be larger and more robust than A. bicolor and are a very rare and beautiful scorpion!
A. bicolor is commonly exported from N. Africa while, most A. crassicauda are erroneously included in such shipments and mistakenly sold as A. bicolor.
quiz said:A.bicolor : male 26 - 32 pectine tooth and female 20 - 27 p.t
A.crassicauda : male 27-32 p.t and female 23-27 p.t
http://bultel.p.free.fr/En/Androctonus sp.htm
And that confirms it for ya Brian.im not an expert, but chelaes look bit different with a.bicolor.
i don't want to sound stupid, but is that the same for australis?Roughly 3"+/- a few cm. Sand, fine sand - prep the enclosure, moisten the sand and then let it dry (holds form for burrowing activity) - you can also mix 70/30 sand/clay to get a stronger substrate for burrowing. Keep the substrate relatively dry. 90°f daytime, 80°f nighttime - you can just keep the temps in that range but the best regimen is to offer it a day and night cycle - this varies from one keeper to the next but this was the recommendation of Eric Ythier.
Are you inquiring about the size/description or the care? Care is pretty much the same across the genus, the sizes vary by a few cm (A. bicolor is one of the smaller, if not the smallest of the genus).i don't want to sound stupid, but is that the same for australis?
is that to me or the poster? :?My one is tiny,much smaller than australis but is pretty nippy
ps ....they are much smaller and a lot less dangerous than australis.........what the f are you doing with the Scorp if you you don't know that ?
Are you quoting someone or trying to make a statement? You have a license to keep Buthids?My one is tiny,much smaller than australis but is pretty nippy
ps ....they are much smaller and a lot less dangerous than australis.........what the f are you doing with the Scorp if you you don't know that ?
It wasn't brought up and it's also very good. I really hadn't payed much attention to AB since early last year until a couple weeks ago so I missed that - I stick to the palps and chela to differentiate but that actually answers Brian's question where I pointed something completely different out.The topic made me think of this thread, something else to look at. Was it already brought up?
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=166052&page=2
<edit> has it got to do with you anyway.Are you quoting someone or trying to make a statement? You have a license to keep Buthids?
It's illegal if you don't have one.<inappropriate acronym> has it got to do with you.