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Who are Macrobuthus? What do we do?
Here at Macrobuthus, we keep scorpions and pass the information along to you.
We started keeping scorpions in 2017, and have done extensive research into the care of each species we have kept to this date.
Our goal is to share our information and husbandry with you, to help your captive scorpions thrive. We plan to eventually set up an online store, selling products we recommend as well as a wide variety of different scorpion species (est. 2026).
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Are Scorpions Poisonous?
All scorpions are venomous, not poisonous. Scorpions have to inject their venom using their aculeus (the stinger located at the end of the telson - the last part of of a scorpion's metasoma).
Scorpion venom potency varies massively, most scorpions are not lethal to a healthy, adult human; however there are a few species which can produce a fatal envenomation.
Are Small Scorpions More Dangerous?
It's not the size of the scorpion itself, however the general rule of thumb is by comparing the width of the chelae (a part of the 'pinchers') to the width of the metasoma. If the metasoma is fairly large compared to the chelae, it is more likely a more potent species.
As we mentioned above, it is a general 'rule of thumb', there are species such as Hemiscorpius lepturus which does not follow this rule. Always take good caution around scorpions.
What Are The Best Beginner Scorpion Species To Keep?
The best beginner species to keep are those from the following genera:
- Heterometrus
- Pandinus
- Pandinopsis
- Hadrurus
- Smeringurus
- Scorpio
- Paravaejovis
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