Talk:Emperor scorpion

Need citing correction for #3 the link does not provide any information on scorpions

how to domesticate scorpions

i bought an scorpion in a pet shop near my place in the philippines i believed that its an emperor scorpion the problem is they died easily one died after a day one died after 2 days and the other died after one week. they are strong and always move when i bought them but died afterwards. can you email me few tips on how can i domesticate them and how can i create good habitat for them. i really love to have them but they are quite expensive and i dont want to waste money for that. here is my email add fielsair@yahoo.com pls help me. tha IT SEEMED LIK THEY LASTED LONGER

additions to the article

it would be great if someone knowledgable could improve this article...a few things to include would be are they cannablistic? and any details on mating displays reproductive timescales etc. cheers! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.107.46.8 (talk) 17:04, 5 April 2008 (UTC) WExactly how, given that this species is native to AFRICA, did Native Americans such as the Cree, cited in the article, ust them....? What, a land bridge?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.246.124 (talk) 19:10, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

The list of scorpion's predators is not listed either. Keryn de Jonge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keryn.dejonge (talk • contribs) 14:37, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Fun Facts

My friend got an Emperor Scorpion today, and the lady at the store told us if we shined a black light on it, he would glow green. We tried it, and sure enough it worked! He glowed an "atomic" fluorescent green, as if he were infected by the gamma ray (See:The Incredible Hulk) which was awesome! Maybe someone could write a note here about that? --SynthesizedShredder (talk) 05:03, 14 May 2008 (UTC) . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.119.179.18 (talk) 23:32, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

All scorpions do this, and yet, its very cool. MC (talk) 11:37, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

a bit of info.

1. Scorpions CAN be Cannibalistic, when the mothers are stressed, they can and will eat their young. for captives, stressers could be, too much human contact, too many scorpions in one area (if you have a communal set up) not humid or warm enough.... and the list goes on. 2. Yes scorpions do floures under UV light, however, the longer/more often they are exposed to UV light, the less they floures. 3. Males are typically smaller than females, and during their "mating dance" as you call it, the male deposits his spermaphores on something hard like a rock or a piece of bark. he then drags the female over his spermaphore and she will pick it up. 4. MOST scorpions are easily sexed by the shape of their pectines.

maybe a little research online, talking to breeders, or maybe looking at youtube videos of scorpions eating their young might get you better information..... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.155.54.87 (talk) 08:29, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Is it a Danger To Humans??

It would be nice if someone could provide info on how dangerous this type of scorpion is to humans. Is the venom from this scorpion often fatal, seldom fatal, just causes pain in the area stung, etc. For example, a buddy of mine in Missouri was stung on the big toe by a scorpion in his back yard... a 30 acre back yard out in the country south of Saint Louis mind you. Even being a life long Missourian he didn't know that a species of scorpion is native to the state. In a bit of a panic he called the poison hotline and was both puzzled and relieved when they answered his question of "I just got stung by a scorpion, what should I do" with "put ice on it" and hope it doesn't hurt too bad. He also told them what it looked like. They then told him the local scorpion species was seldom fatal and that his big toe would swell up and hurt like a son of a bitch for a week, which proved true. They also told him like with any insect bite that if he had trouble breathing etc to go to the hospital for anaphylactic shock, but that's all. That is, it is good to know if a particular species of scorpion, like say the emperor scorpion for example, is likely to kill you or not (assuming you are not elderly, very young, or with other mitigating health factors).Theshowmecanuck (talk) 04:45, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

References in Popular Culture

I'm not a wikipedia editor, so I'll just put this here in the talk section. If anyone ever expands this article to include a "References in Popular Culture" section like exists on many other pages, it should be noted that the Emperor scorpion was used as a model for the giant, nuclear-radiated scorpions in the Fallout game universe. Reference from designer Chris Avellone's "Fallout Bible" at http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_Bible_0

66.148.165.225 (talk) 16:54, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

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