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The life cycle of a fattail scorpion is quite common. This scorpion, like most others, [[reproduces]] [[sexually]]. The Androctonus [[genus]] has both male and female [[genders]], so that makes it a little less complicated. The male finds the female, and after some pre-mating rituals, they begin to [[mate]]. First, however, the male leads the female to a suitable place to lay his [[spermataphore]]. The female then moves over this, allowing it to enter her, releasing the [[sperm]], [[fertilizing]] the female. The male then quickly retreats to avoid being eaten by the female. The female later gives birth to scorplings. Scorplings(baby scorpions) are born one by one. The [[litters]] average around eight members, but can vary from two all the way up to 100. | The life cycle of a fattail scorpion is quite common. This scorpion, like most others, [[reproduces]] [[sexually]]. The Androctonus [[genus]] has both male and female [[genders]], so that makes it a little less complicated. The male finds the female, and after some pre-mating rituals, they begin to [[mate]]. First, however, the male leads the female to a suitable place to lay his [[spermataphore]]. The female then moves over this, allowing it to enter her, releasing the [[sperm]], [[fertilizing]] the female. The male then quickly retreats to avoid being eaten by the female. The female later gives birth to scorplings. Scorplings(baby scorpions) are born one by one. The [[litters]] average around eight members, but can vary from two all the way up to 100. | ||
The life cycle of this scorpion, once born, can span from four all the way to twenty-five years. Once the scorpling is born, it stays on its mother's back until it finally [[molts]]. A scorpling cannot survive before its first molt without its mother, because it's in a fragile state and depends on the mother for regulating the moisture levels. Then the young scorpion continues to molt in order to continue growing. To grow, the scorpion molts periodically. Once the scorpion molts, it is very vulnerable because of its fragile [[exoskeleton]], but that grows back. As that is growing back, the scorpion has to stretch in order to make sure it can move once it is in the final molt. After about five to seven molts, the scorpion is considered to have reached [[maturity]]. New exoskeletons are not [[fluorescent]], but the florescence comes back as does the exoskeleton(scorpions with complete exoskeletons are fluorescent under a blacklight) | The life cycle of this scorpion, once born, can span from four all the way to twenty-five years. Once the scorpling is born, it stays on its mother's back until it finally [[molts]]. A scorpling cannot survive before its first molt without its mother, because it's in a fragile state and depends on the mother for regulating the moisture levels. Then the young scorpion continues to molt in order to continue growing. To grow, the scorpion molts periodically. Once the scorpion molts, it is very vulnerable because of its fragile [[exoskeleton]], but that grows back. As that is growing back, the scorpion has to stretch in order to make sure it can move once it is in the final molt. After about five to seven molts, the scorpion is considered to have reached [[maturity]]. New exoskeletons are not [[fluorescent]], but the florescence comes back as does the exoskeleton(scorpions with complete exoskeletons are fluorescent under a blacklight)<ref name=mlife>[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Scorpion Scorpion] "New World Encyclopedia". Web. December 2, 2012(date-of-access). </ref> | ||
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