Figures 136–141 in The genus Vachoniolus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Oman

Figures 136–141: In vivo habitus and behavior of Vachoniolus in Oman. 136. V. batinahensis sp. nov., adult male, Al Abyad dune field, W of Barka. 137–141. V. globimanus, Wadi Muqshin, NW of Montesar. 137–138. Adult males. 139. Adult female. 140–141. Pairs of adult males and females engaged in promenade à deux (photos of captured animals taken in the field, in the early morning). The male in 140 is using legs II–III to dig into the sand surface (note motion blur of sand being thrown behind his mesosoma). The pair in 141 is performing their dance in a plastic (polypropylene) tray.