based on gross looks alone it might be an actual Vaejovis species. i'm def not a scorpion person though so you def should wait for more answer
oh duh! you know who we should invite to be a guest of honor? Luc Ross. that guy is the shiznit for helping out with scorpions. very knowledgeable about our local species, too.
it depends how you want to pin it.
You can run the pin through it or just position the scorpion and fix it with 4 pins, pinned to the foam in an X form.
The one's I've done, I always put a pin right down the middle to hold it in place, and use pins to hold the feet in place (not through the feet, next to them) until the specimen dried. I would then remove the pins from the feet and leave the main one. It's worked out well for me so far. _________________ "Paranoia driving me insane; Paranoia ripping through my brain; Paranoia making me believe; Paranoia, that somebody's after me!"
Hello,
depending on the size of the scorpion the pin should go on the right side top 1/3 of the body, which is a little bit above the half of the body more to the right side instead of the center.
i would definitely keep it pinned so you can still snap pics of diagnostic features
i think if someone has a problem with pinning a specimen that died of, er, semi-natural causes they might need to re-examine their value system =P _________________
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