by nixonjr
Oct 16, 2005 6:41 AM · 7631 views · 136.8 k · 932 x 700
Keywords: scorpions
CAUGHT THIS LITTLE HUMDINGER IN IRAQ. PHOTOGRAPHED HIM AND RE-RELEASED BACK INTO DESERT. IF ANYONE CAN HELP WITH A GOOD CLASSIFICATION I WOULD APPRICIATE IT (I'M A SNAKE GUY AND I'M NEW TO SCORPIONS)
Looks to me like that would be an Androctonus bicolor... Kinda hard to tell from the pics...
androctonus
Oct 26, 2005 10:13 PM
Rating: 5/5
this is one of my favorites that is androctonus crassicauda the arabian fat tailed scorpion it can be confused with a. bicolor becaues of reigon and color bicolor is a shiny black with very thin pinchers and a. crassicauda has a bit thicker oner and threr a brownish red to black but this is a nice one in this pic...
nixonjr
Oct 29, 2005 11:31 AM
thanks for the info
androctonus
Nov 2, 2005 10:24 AM
Rating: 5/5
no problem .. nice scorpion
Emperor
Nov 2, 2005 3:07 PM
Really? Ive never seen a crassicauda have lightened patella before. Usually are a uniform dark color from femur to tarsus... But I could be wrong. I have never kept these before. And yes, it is a awesome scorpion. One to be respected!
androctonus
Nov 7, 2005 11:30 AM
Rating: 5/5
well they change by origin little to none but they get lighter and darker like mine i have 2 that are light like this one but i have 3 more that are pretty dark i guess you woyld have to compare the 2 scorpions from different regional areas ..
nixonjr
Nov 7, 2005 11:45 AM
thanks all for the info. to my knowledge this species is the "top dog" of scorpions in the area of Iraq that i'm stationed at.
Scorpionjunky
Jan 18, 2009 12:34 AM
Judging from the color It looks like a bicolor. But the claws are to heavy. It has to be a Crassicauda.
