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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Scorpions (Scorpiones) » Iuridae » Anuroctonus » California swollenstinger scorpion (Anuroctonus pococki)
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Scorpion with Closeup of Claw - Anuroctonus pococki
Copyright © 2017 Tim Robinson

Scorpion with Closeup of Claw - Anuroctonus pococki
Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego County, California, USA
August 11, 2017
In the closeup of the claw, you can clearly see the trichobothria scattered among the setae.
The first individual is here:

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Scorpion with Closeup of Claw - Anuroctonus pococki Scorpion with Closeup of Claw - Anuroctonus pococki
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Contributed by Tim Robinson on 13 August, 2017 - 12:21pm
Last updated 4 December, 2017 - 12:55pm

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Anuroctonus pococki
Male, note the swelling on the aculeus (sting),presumably evolved as a stopper to prevent the male from killing the female with their overzealous sexual stinging, which can be very violent
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California swollenstinger scorpion
Awesome! I've been wondering what that swelling was for. Thanks!
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