Cercophonius squama
2 Wood Scorpion at Undefined Area
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| Cercophonius squama | MichaelMulvaney | 19 Mar 2021 | |
| Lychas marmoreus | WingsToWander | 16 Mar 2021 |
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Two marbled scorpions with locked pincers. The smaller of the two was actively dragging the larger one. Territory? Mating behaviour?
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19 Mar 2021
The pincers on the marbled scorpion are very thin and it has a yellow-brown body mottled with light brown patches while the body of the wood scorpion iis creamy yellow to orange with darker brown and light brown patterning. You have photographed a mating dance led by the smaller male who has deposited a package of sperm on the ground. The male is trying to position the female over the top of the package.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.836628-36.259164
- Places Leneva, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 14 Mar 2021 09:06 PM Recorded on
- WingsToWander Recorded by
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- WingsToWander Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Cercophonius squama Scorpions (Scorpionidae) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Cercophonius squama Scientific name
- Wood Scorpion Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1437.48m Recorded at altitude
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3 / 7
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