Post by moymoy on Sept 15, 2011 1:05:56 GMT 11
my Heterometrus Longimanus female just popped its minions (8-22-2011 )
and yeah, some act of cannibalism is observed. Poor guy, it must have strayed or ventured near the mandibles.
The minions molted into 2nd instars by 8-30-2011
The minions are ready to face a dog-eat-dog (or is it scorp-eat-scorp?) world. As for now, they are under the refuge of their mother.
09-01-2011
9-03-2011
They started feeding last night. I have to separate the mom, as so not to crush the slings. Early this morning, I find their bellies full already and is now pushing for 3rd instar. LOL
Pictures:
Noted behaviors:
08-20-2011
Female takes a deep "urge" to pop, now in position and in process of giving birth.
08-22-2011
After giving birth, 1 sling somehow ventured in the chelicarae of the mother, thus stimulates the mother to eat it.
1st instars appear violet under the UV light. Possible due to its white colour of their soft exoskeleton.
08-28-2011
1st instars in the process of molting to 2nd instars
2nd instars are now starting to glow green in the black-light or UV light.
09-01-2011
2nd instars started to climb down and up back again to their mother's back. They don't stray too far to their mother.
09-02-2011
If disturbed, the slings climb back to their mother and some hide under her. In unison.
After misting, all of them (includes mother) "licked" the droplets on the glass slides and somehow "dived" the substrate for water.
[The substrate's quite dry for sometime as to not to disturb the mother carrying the brood].
