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Old 13-05-2008, 09:41 AM
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Anyone help me out with an I.D on this fella? All I know is it looks like one not to play with.

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Old 13-05-2008, 09:44 AM
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Looks like desert hairy ? Don't know scientific for scorps lol
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Old 13-05-2008, 09:54 AM
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The guy that brought it in said it came from spain.
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Buthus Occitanus if im not mistaken. Dont get tagged, they have quite a high venom potency.
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Old 13-05-2008, 10:10 AM
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These guys are not DWA though are they?
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Old 13-05-2008, 10:11 AM
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These guys are not DWA though are they?
Yes they are, well if its what it looks like
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Old 13-05-2008, 10:17 AM
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These guys are not DWA though are they?
Yes they are, VERY much so.

On the LD50 table a Leirus Quinquestriatus (deathstalker, most potent in the world etc) has a value of ~0.30, Buthus Occitanus ranges from 0.9 to 1.50 region specific. So not a great difference there on the grand scale of things.

Like i said, dont get tagged
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Old 13-05-2008, 10:33 AM
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it does look a bit like my Androctanus sp though, tbh its pretty hard to get stung as long as your not stupid.
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Buthus Occitanus if im not mistaken. Dont get tagged, they have quite a high venom potency.
Yup, deffo B.Occitanus.
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it does look a bit like my Androctanus sp though, tbh its pretty hard to get stung as long as your not stupid.
Tails too thin and the chilae are too bulbous for Androctonus id say... spose i could be wrong though
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