Comments on: Pseudoscorpion Eggs

By: Linda Hoberg

Linda Hoberg — Thu, 08 May 2014 23:32:37 +0000

I have what Tommy Pruitt is describing. comment number 7. What is it?

By: Volker A.

Volker A. — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 07:01:07 +0000

well these book or hiuse scorpions are beneficial for honey bees and have coexistence documented going back hundreds of years. I have bees and am looking for House Pseudoscorpions like yours. I also have two worm bins for years but never seen any. is it possible to buy some from you?
Happy New Year, Volker

By: TOMMY PRUITT

TOMMY PRUITT — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:25:23 +0000

HELP!!! i have something in my worm bin that looks similar but no tail whips or eggs. these are about 3/4″ long & 1/4″ wide but their whole body looks the same. like the front part of a pseudo scorpion. will it harm my worms? thanks and keep up the good work,TOMMY PRUITT

By: Tom Herlihy

Tom Herlihy — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:35:51 +0000

Pseudo scorpions are great inhabitants to have in any vermicomposting system. Realize that we are all trying to make sustainable ecosystems in our worm bins/bays/digester(s). A complete food chain with micro-arthropod predators like these is a good indicator that all is well in your system, and that it will be better able to regulate itself.

These are Great photos, much better than any others I have seen on-line. If really interested in a geek fest, we took some cool microscopy videos of 50+ of these guys taking down a house fly (truly gruesome). I have a theory that pseudo scorpions are the reason we have less flys inside our 4 worm buildings than outside.

By: Larry D.

Larry D. — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:14:39 +0000

They are also called “Ahoo”! I did the same thing when i saw at least three on a paper plate.I ran inside and grabbed my camera real quick.My wife said “What’s wrong?” I said “I just saw a pseudo scorpion!” She said “AHOO?”
Or maybe that was just ones name? LOL!

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:05:17 +0000

KIM – good question! I seem recall something about actual scorpions carrying their young around, so perhaps it’s the same idea with these guys (although they are not real scorpions, I do think they are somewhat related). Maybe I should have kept it in a separate container so I could find out! lol
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SCWorm – Absolutely not dangerous in the least. If you saw how tiny they are you would probably laugh.
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JERRY – I used to think they were rare, but I’ve come across a fair number of them as of late. They are very tiny and very well camouflaged (except when carrying eggs), so not surprising more people don’t notice them.

By: Jerry Gach

Jerry Gach — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:19:45 +0000

Interesting. Are they rare, or just so small we rarely see them?

By: scworm

scworm — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:13:33 +0000

are they dangerous to people? these bins were indoors?

By: Kim from Milwaukee

Kim from Milwaukee — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:31:12 +0000

Wow, I’ve never seen one of those Bentley!! Thanks for that post! I wonder if those eggs just stay attached to them or they drop off…