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Centipede/spider/mantis/scorpion
Topic Started: Aug 18 2012, 08:59 AM (44,187 Views)
Vodmeister
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Black Ice
Oct 20 2012, 08:02 AM
I was just asking. But yo know a 9 inch emp scorp is the max size right? Against your avg tropical centipede.
Malgus is about 10.5", the average length for an Emperor is 8". I do not like my buddies chances in this match. I'm being honest.
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Oct 20 2012, 08:35 AM
Black Ice
Oct 20 2012, 08:02 AM
I was just asking. But yo know a 9 inch emp scorp is the max size right? Against your avg tropical centipede.
Malgus is about 10.5", the average length for an Emperor is 8". I do not like my buddies chances in this match. I'm being honest.
yeah malgus is a goner
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It seems you all forget centipedes prey on emp scorps. Not to mention they are much bulkier and more aggressive etc.
Centipedes are the tigers of the arthropod world.
Malgus would snack on that scorp.
Edited by Black Ice, Oct 20 2012, 09:09 AM.
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Oct 20 2012, 09:07 AM
It seems you all forget centipedes prey on emp scorps. Not to mention they are much bulkier and more aggressive etc.
Centipedes are the tigers of the arthropod world.
Malgus would snack on that scorp.
yeah since when do pede's kill EMP socprions
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Oct 20 2012, 08:25 AM
Black Ice
Oct 20 2012, 06:55 AM
Against a foot long centipede?
Ha ha no.... Vod even said the centipede was rather small. They looked about equal length soyea it was small.
At weight parity a centipede would be dimensionaly bigger or longer. But length wise its not a impressive pede.

P.s. Vodmeister would you pit malgus against a emp scorp? (hypothetically speaking)
this has nothing to do about the scorp taking that tiny centipedethat was no where near parity and the scorpion was the worng species
That centipede was not tiny compared to the scorp. A little smaller but no huge difference.
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Oct 20 2012, 09:44 AM
Black Ice
Oct 20 2012, 09:07 AM
It seems you all forget centipedes prey on emp scorps. Not to mention they are much bulkier and more aggressive etc.
Centipedes are the tigers of the arthropod world.
Malgus would snack on that scorp.
yeah since when do pede's kill EMP socprions
You mean to tell me you dont remember the data earlier in this thread 221 posted? It clearly states centipedes prey on EMP scorps.
Your undefeatable scorp isn't so tough after all huh?
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Oct 20 2012, 10:03 AM
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Oct 20 2012, 08:25 AM
Black Ice
Oct 20 2012, 06:55 AM
Against a foot long centipede?
Ha ha no.... Vod even said the centipede was rather small. They looked about equal length soyea it was small.
At weight parity a centipede would be dimensionaly bigger or longer. But length wise its not a impressive pede.

P.s. Vodmeister would you pit malgus against a emp scorp? (hypothetically speaking)
this has nothing to do about the scorp taking that tiny centipedethat was no where near parity and the scorpion was the worng species
That centipede was not tiny compared to the scorp. A little smaller but no huge difference.
Weight wise, it most likely was.
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Oct 20 2012, 10:10 AM
Weight wise, it most likely was.
Wouldn't say tiny, maybe it was 2/3 of the scorp weight.
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Oct 20 2012, 10:03 AM
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Oct 20 2012, 08:25 AM
Black Ice
Oct 20 2012, 06:55 AM
Against a foot long centipede?
Ha ha no.... Vod even said the centipede was rather small. They looked about equal length soyea it was small.
At weight parity a centipede would be dimensionaly bigger or longer. But length wise its not a impressive pede.

P.s. Vodmeister would you pit malgus against a emp scorp? (hypothetically speaking)
this has nothing to do about the scorp taking that tiny centipedethat was no where near parity and the scorpion was the worng species
That centipede was not tiny compared to the scorp. A little smaller but no huge difference.
sorry, i meant compared to your typical tropical centipede ( the main species used in these discussions)
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Oct 20 2012, 10:10 AM
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Oct 20 2012, 09:44 AM
Black Ice
Oct 20 2012, 09:07 AM
It seems you all forget centipedes prey on emp scorps. Not to mention they are much bulkier and more aggressive etc.
Centipedes are the tigers of the arthropod world.
Malgus would snack on that scorp.
yeah since when do pede's kill EMP socprions
You mean to tell me you dont remember the data earlier in this thread 221 posted? It clearly states centipedes prey on EMP scorps.
Your undefeatable scorp isn't so tough after all huh?
sorry i missed the data, re-post PLEASE!
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http://www.arkive.org/emperor-scorpion/pandinus-imperator/#text=Biology


It was another link too. I'll have to sift through the pages.
Notice how it says large spiders, and lizards.specifically, but not large centipedes.
Edited by Black Ice, Oct 20 2012, 10:35 AM.
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Oct 20 2012, 10:33 AM
http://www.arkive.org/emperor-scorpion/pandinus-imperator/#text=Biology


It was another link too. I'll have to sift through the pages.
Notice how it says large spiders, and lizards.specifically, but not large centipedes.
pretty interesting, no doubt a centipede might be able to get the upper hand on a scorpion in some circumstantial cases. But there's a little thing. I found the source where arkive got the info that centipedes preyed on scorps and I found the exact paragraph concerning it:

Cannibalism and predation by other scorpion species may be the most important sources of scorpion mortality but other invertebrate predators (e.g. centipedes) and vertebrates are also important predators. Mortality is highest immediately after birth, lower for individuals of intermediate age, and high for adults.

In the web page they never specify Pandinus or Heterometrus are preyed on my centipedes they just say scorpion species in general but they do spotlight Pandinus and Heterometrus a few sentences later:


Social behavior occurs rarely in species of Heterometrus, Opisthacanthus and Pandinus, in which family groups with overlapping generations cooperate to construct and occupy communal burrows, inhabited by individuals of various ages.



You'd think they would've specified notable centipede predation on the species they list right after wouldn't you......... just putting it out there
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Uh it said predation is HIGHEST as juves. Doesn't say they are safe as adults now does it? Just puttin out there.
Neither does it say at all. Scorps prey on adult centipedes does.it?
We have reached an impass.
Edited by Black Ice, Oct 20 2012, 11:00 AM.
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Oct 20 2012, 10:59 AM
Uh it said predation is HIGHEST as juves. Doesn't say they are safe as adults now does it? Just puttin out there.
Neither does it say at all. Scorps prey on adult centipedes does.it?
We have reached an impass.
Neither does it specify what kind of predation from that animals, predation on adultsm may only be done by vertabrates but we can only asusme so much form one aritcle. We have photographic evidence of scorps preying on centipedes as well as written evidence
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Yea evidence of them preying on smaller centipedes.
While theres also the same (and vids and pics i posted) of pedes preying on scorps.
We are at a impass. At weight parity the pede will be dimentionally bigger or longer. Go by just length.
Your pitting a EMP scorp against a small centipede.
See where this is going?
Basically.

You never hear of EMP taking giant centipedes of same weight, not length. Never!
And you never hear giant pedes taking large scorpions.
Edited by Black Ice, Oct 20 2012, 11:10 AM.
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