those crawly ones

[ceagle]

Well it's been years since I saw one of these...
But I caught it creeping up the side of the house practically into the open bedroom window... ;P

Anybody want a scorpion?

*heh* I don't even know how hard they might be to find, perhaps they're in every pet store as food items like crickets n stuff...
I don't go into enough pet stores to know...

But if they're not, any of you nearby with an interest in these lil critters is welcome to 'im...

Comments

[level-head.livejournal.com]

To them, "crickets n stuff" are food items.

Generally, local scorpions are not offered in pet stores, through the impressive and very large black African Emperor scorpions used to be. There have been some import restriction changes; I don't know what the current status is.

Ah, they are being bred in captivity now.

Most scorpions, like the one you captured, are solitary animals. The Emperor Scorpion Pandinus imperator koch is almost a social creature, and quite fascinating. But I do not keep them anymore since I moved to Earthquake Country. A good thing: On January 17 1994, at 4:31 am, my several hundred pound terrarium crashed to the floor of my office.

Perhaps this page will help you identify what you have:
http://pw1.netcom.com/~wsavary/calscorps.html

Best wishes.

===|==============/ Level Head

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

mmmm.... :9
Thanks for the info!
I'll have to keep trying that website though.. I can't get the images to open quite yet...