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Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus)
Photo#1359675
Copyright © 2017
kdclower
Scorpion with young -
Centruroides vittatus
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Dallas County, Texas, USA
July 3, 2014
Taken at Lake Ray Roberts. She was hiding on a dead log.
Contributed by
kdclower
on 22 April, 2017 - 5:51pm
Last updated 6 January, 2018 - 11:37pm
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Kari J McWest
, 6 January, 2018 - 11:37pm
Centruroides vittatus
the dark chevron on the front of the prosoma is indicative of vittatus and makes it easy to tell it apart from C hentzi
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Marcus bullock
, 24 May, 2017 - 12:48am
Thank you! I really wasn't e
Thank you! I really wasn't expecting this to get ID'd.
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kdclower
, 27 May, 2017 - 1:50pm
Easy
This is the only scorpion species in the eastern half of Texas, very distinctive, and very common.
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Kari J McWest
, 6 January, 2018 - 11:40pm