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Paruroctonus variabilis - male
Copyright © 2006 Mike ''troll'' Dame

Paruroctonus variabilis - Male
Antioch, Contra Costa County, California, USA
June 6, 2006
Size: 58mm
the handling of scorpions is not advised
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Contributed by Mike "troll" Dame on 28 September, 2006 - 2:05am
Last updated 1 June, 2007 - 12:28am

Moved
Moved from Paruroctonus.
… Kari J McWest, 1 June, 2007 - 12:28am login or register to post comments

 
lol
thanx Kari if id known you were able to do this i woulda given you a holla, see ya in a couple weeks
… Mike "troll" Dame, 1 June, 2007 - 12:58am login or register to post comments

Actually it depends on the sc
Actually it depends on the scorpion P.imperator is VERY docile and rarely stings. As for the pic I have seen those up in Canada.
… Tleilaxu, 11 December, 2006 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

 
the Canadaian Paruroctonus
they look simular but it would be Paruroctonus boreus that you saw in Canada.
… Mike "troll" Dame, 11 December, 2006 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

Yikes!
You picked it up!!! I would never! ... although I would love to photograph one of these creatures. They don't live in the Northeast, however.

Thanks for sharing!

Michelle
… Michelle Lynn St.Sauveur, 28 September, 2006 - 4:08am login or register to post comments

 
umm ya
it not something you should try, i get stung often enough:) usually it just hurts to different degrees depending on what got me, i dont play with the members of the Buthidae family though, they have the medicaly significant members
… Mike "troll" Dame, 28 September, 2006 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

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