Talk:Deathstalker

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[edit] Media attention

I'd watch out if I got stung by one of these because it might attract media attention on a slow newsday.

My apologies for speedy-deleting this when it was previously created - it looked to be a vandalism/joke. I didn't realize it was a real arachnid. - DavidWBrooks 14:45, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology of "Deathstalker"

Does anyone know anything about the etymology of "Deathstalker"? Pretty odd for an animal that does not live in any English speaking country to have such a name.

It is most likely a name that was given to it by the pet trade as a selling tactic. Afterall, "Five-keeled Gold Scorpion" just isn't as interesting as "Deathstalker". Maybe someone from within its range might have something more to add, I'm not sure what it is called in Arabic or Hebrew. -Dawson 07:07, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

When did this name appear? I assume it's of recent coinage? Drutt (talk) 02:44, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ambiguity

There were also some movies by this name - Deathstalker and Deathstalker 2; I don't recall if a third was made. This should be mentioned somewhere, as I noticed that the link on actress Barbi Benton's page has her starring in a scorpion... Wyvern 01:13, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Location

This article doesn't tell me where they are geographically, like it says it does. It tells me what kind of habitat they live in, said habitats are found thousands of miles apart with oceans in between. Ours18 05:27, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

A vandal removed the information several revisions ago, I put it back in. -Dawson 17:52, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

A photograph would be nice. Drutt 07:01, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Color

The article claims that the scorpion is yellow, but the one in the picture is green. Is this an unusual exemplar, or bad color settings on the camera used to take the photo, or what? --Trovatore (talk) 02:29, 5 March 2008 (UTC)