Scorpion update

[The Big Gill]

I eventually received a reply from the Insect Identification Service at the Natural History Museum:

"It has fairly small/delicate pincers and a thin tail this is the basic ingredient for fairly venomous scorpions...It appears to be very well fed."

Oh dear...

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Animals_and_Nat ure/Question274314.html

[Cetti]

Oh dear indeed.....it must be a bit of a shock to say the least!!!!

What do they suggest you do now, keep it as a pet - or will they take it away for you? Is it an escapee from some exotic collection do you think? The African Scorpion and Emperor are both black. Please keep us posted TBG, as the drama unfolds.

[The Big Gill]

I'm afraid that's where the story ends. From the same NHM email:

"what would you like to do with it now. If you were able to bring it down to south Ken we could identify it and determine where it is likely to have come from and arrange for it's care after that"

I've replied to inform them that I've released it. I would have liked to have kept it, but to look after such an animal properly, would have required feeding it with live prey. Seems like it was quite capable of feeding itself, so maybe it's better off in the 'wild'.

[Cetti]

Well, it's certainly a very healthy looking specimen - bit too healthy for me, so I shall keep a close watch on my ceilings :-D

[B00]

Oh blimey, that thing's gross!

I'd have been hysterical if i'd have found it. Didn't release it anywhere near NW Lancs did you?

[The Big Gill]

I thought it was a fabulous-looking little thing! Take a closer look at the last shot - can you make out the Ray-Bans it's wearing?

p.s. I let it go in North London, but can't remember which way it was heading...

[B00]

lol, sorry can't agree. Anything which has more than 4 legs is downright URGHHHH.

London eh? Well considering it's got (lots of) stumpy little legs it'll take it years to get to Lancs, so I can relax again now.

[~Wingnut~]

Oh God! I've just been and looked at the pictures! I feel all a quiver! So glad I'm up here in Yorkshire! I'll still be checking the ceiling and walls now tho!!!!

Thanx for the update Big Gill, very interesting! Bet you realeased it as far away as poss from your home eh? ;o) lol

[luckyeight]

how crazy - thanks for pic and update - it's like some kind of B movie that you've released it into the wild! That means there's sure to be a sequel somewhere! lol