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MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
Yesterday
@NateKingsford can you please check the ID I have suggested for this one as this species doesn't seem to have bene recorded in this vicinity since 1948.
Reddyanus melanodactylus
NateKingsford
wrote:
24 Sep 2025
@AlexInTheWild U. manicatus are everywhere in Canberra and a lot of Australia for that matter, one of the most common, if not the most common, scorpion in Australia.
This one is a female, distinguishable from males as they have shorter and wider pectines than males, however they're only noticeable from the ventral surface. The general morphology and colour can help with identifying between males and females too
This one is a female, distinguishable from males as they have shorter and wider pectines than males, however they're only noticeable from the ventral surface. The general morphology and colour can help with identifying between males and females too
Urodacus manicatus
AlexInTheWild
wrote:
24 Sep 2025
DEFINITELY a Black Rock scorpion.
look at the distinctive marbled lines on its claws. I have seen them before in the exact same location, the like to hide under rocks, sometimes in a burrow, sometimes not. the tend to be found >80% of the way up the mountain. This one looks like a female, but I'm not 100%
look at the distinctive marbled lines on its claws. I have seen them before in the exact same location, the like to hide under rocks, sometimes in a burrow, sometimes not. the tend to be found >80% of the way up the mountain. This one looks like a female, but I'm not 100%
Urodacus manicatus
jks
wrote:
4 Sep 2025
I was stung by one of these later on in my career at this property. Really messed with my timeline and life. The nurse at the local Imanpa medical centre told me on the phone- the smaller the worse the bite. But they are lovely.
Buthidae (Family)
Significant sightings
- Engaeus cymus at Lower Cotter Catchment
- Engaeus cymus at Paddys River, ACT
- Engaeus cymus at Tharwa, ACT
- Dalodesmidae (family) at Reidsdale, NSW
- Engaeus cymus at Tennent, ACT
- Cryptops sp. (genus) at Watson, ACT
- Symphyla (class) at Bruce, ACT
- Engaeus cymus at Wee Jasper, NSW
- Engaeus cymus at Tharwa, ACT
- Engaeus cymus at Uriarra Village, ACT
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