Centruroides vittatus - Kingsland, Llano County, Texas, USA Size: 60 mm
This is the Llano Uplift (Central Texas pink granite) form of the striped scorpion. It has brighter coloration and rich blue pleural membranes (sides).
Notice the identifying characters of this species: the dark triangle on the carapace followed by patterns, then stripes down the body with orange bars on the tergites, darkened fifth metasomal segment (tail), and darkened hands, which become more pale with age. On the back of the tail are stripes that can't be seen here.
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