I decided to put my P leiosoma pair together last night. Since they are a small scorpion, I just put them in a large deli cup. I mixed white and some black sand together and added a hide and bottle cap for water. The flat rocks in the sand are actual indian arrowheads that I have found.


Here the 2 are. The male has already tried to clasp her chela (claws) and mate he but she wasn't in the mood and clubbed him with her metosoma (tail) lol. This pic was taken right after that happened. The female is the one in front.

It wasn't long and they were going at it. That poor girl got drug around the enclosure many many times lol. Too Kewl!!!



This is the spermataphore (spelling) that the male deposits on the ground. He then drags the female over it and she then absorbs the sperm

LOL ah invert porn, don't you just love it

Cool pics Brian.. and excellent education - so what happens now?.. how long til the female lays eggs/babies??, how many, etc.

It's true what they say.. you learn something new every day!

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lol, just what I thought, forcing her to have babies. Awesome pics.

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MARSHA

:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

Thanks
I think the gestation on this species is around 4 months. She can have up to around 70-80 babies which she gives live birth to.This is my first attempt to breed scorps so I still have alot to learn.
BTW, There was no love and romance involved here. It was more like rape and lust by the male hehehehe

Bummer for the female scorpion! I hope she gave the male a few good pinches and punches in the proces.! Or maybe she should try snipping at some key areas!!

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She clubbed him several times with her tail at first
Honestly, This one one of the most hilarious things I have ever watched. I wish I could have video taped everything. Some of those Nature/Wildlife Shows would have loved to get footage like this.

had to look just cause the thread title LOL,great pis and a great lesson on scorps.i never knew how they did "that" it was really cool.hope you get some little ones,i bet they are pretty neat looking when they are small. thanks for the pics and the knowledge.

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thats pretty cool. you learn something new everyday

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I'm glad you all like this. I am quite pleased that I finally got to see this happen. Actually it was one of the most hilarious things I've seen in a long time.