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Vaejovis intermedius - female

Vaejovis intermedius - Female
Langtry, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
July 1, 2010
Size: 55 mm
A beautiful species, Vaejovis intermedius is the only representative of the nitidulus group in the United States. It is found from Durango, throughout much of the Chihuahuan Desert, into the USA in mountains and canyons of Texas west of Del Rio in Val Verde, Terrell, Brewster, and Presidio counties. It is a rock dweller often found in rocky areas, talus slopes, cliffs, roadcuts, canyons, and arroyos, best found using black lights, but occasionally found under rocks.
Extremely fast, agile, and quick to sting. I have witnessed this species squirting "large" amounts of venom when captured on more than one occasion.

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