980 LÖNNBERa, ON GALEODES AND BUTHUS. 



when it soon after was taken away and put into a glass with 

 preserving fluid. This proves that Galeodes has no poison witli 

 which it can overpower a Butlius eujyeus, but this is done only 

 with the strength of its jaws. 



A new scorpion was now let down on the arena to the 

 Galeodes. When they uiet they skirmished a little, and the 

 scorpion threw its sting against the head of the Galeodes, but 

 probably the chitinous armour of those parts was too thick, for 

 the agility of the »Falanga» was not the least bit diminished. 



It becaine however a little cautious and would not advance 

 to attack any more. But after a while when walking round they 

 inet again in a corner. The scorpion then caught hold of the 

 right palp of the »Falanga» and thrust its sting into the ventral 

 side of its thorax, probably striking the ganglion. The »Falanga» 

 trembled a moment and was then instantly paralysed. The 

 scorpion remained in its position for one minute or two, then it 

 loosened the sting and let go its hold with the claw and walked 

 away without trying to eat the »Falanga». I supposed the 

 latter to be dead, but after some minutes it raoved, although 

 slowly, and limping on the right side, but it preferred to remain 

 still. Although it apparently was sick, it devoured 7 flies a few 

 hours låter, and next raorning it was quite lively again. But 

 then neither the »Falanga» nor the scorpion wanted to attack. 

 When they once accidentally met, the scorpion again got hold of 

 a palp of the »Falanga» and stung it in the upper part of the 

 abdoraen. This efFected instantly the same convulsive trembling 

 and paralysis, but this time it only lasted a short time. It 

 seems thus as if the poison of this scorpion {Buthus eupeus) 

 was not strong enough to kill a Galeodes araneoides. 



In september this fall I received from Mr. Malm, a 

 Swedish engineer residing in Baku, a living speciraen of Galeodes 

 araneoides. It seeraed at first a little dull, but when it had 

 been brought in a warm room, it moved quite lively although 

 not so much as in its natural state. Common flies that were 

 given to it were rapidly caught and chewed. I let it bite a frog 



