The Whip romance

It was a cold misty moon lit winter night. Might have been a perfect setting for some romance for this couple!! I was surprised to the place chosen by this pair, it was the only rock in the surrounding and it was like a perfect stage!!
I was late for the show but anyways i didnt miss it :)

Like the scorpions the whip scorpions also involve in a mating ritual that looks like a dance. The "dance" is actually to test the of strength of male. I wanted to observe and document the behavior as long as the show continued but unfortunately had to retreat due to arrival of the jumbos!

More info on these insects -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelyphonida

comments (7)

Oddfeel

Lion

Labochirus tauricornis or cervinus? Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Incredible capture! Can you please indicate the location, at least the country?

As for species identification, Thelyphonida is a bit too generic, we need a specific species within that order. Posted 7 years ago
1. Avinash Krishnamurthy
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  Hypoctonus Rangunensis AKA Whiptailed Scorpion - The closest species, which is mentioned in several places online. They are spread across various countries, and in tropical regions.
  
  http://www.exoreptiles.com/my/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_15&products_id=100
  http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=746611
  Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for following up on this, species created! Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Avinash Krishnamurthy
      
      Musk Oxen
      
      No problem. Posted 7 years ago
    2. WildFlower
      
      Lion
      
      I am not sure this is the correct species. Anyway, regarding the binomial name - The first part of the binomial, the genus name, is always written with an initial capital letter. In current usage, the second part is never written with an initial capital.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature#Writing_binomial_names Posted 7 years ago
  3. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    I don't know where you have found the information about the spread, but from a few sources I have checked this Hypoctonus rangunensis is endemic to Myanmar.
    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoctonus_rangunensis
    http://museum.wa.gov.au/catalogues-beta/whip-scorpions/thelyphonidae/rangunensis
    https://books.google.bg/books?id=I5JNqiORopUC&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=hypoctonus+rangunensis&source=bl&ots=-5kBJ3MRxM&sig=yIf2XozdUvWL6ifEWCZBqBKcYoo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEUQ6AEwB2oVChMI383htdyByAIVQ7QUCh2kCAZk#v=onepage&q=hypoctonus%20rangunensis&f=false Posted 7 years ago

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