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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Scorpions (Scorpiones) » Buthidae » Bark Scorpions (Centruroides) » Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus)
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Scorpion with young - Centruroides vittatus - female
Copyright © 2017 kdclower

Scorpion with young - Centruroides vittatus - Female
Dallas County, Texas, USA
July 3, 2014
Taken at Lake Ray Roberts. She was hiding on a dead log.
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Contributed by kdclower on 22 April, 2017 - 5:51pm
Last updated 6 January, 2018 - 11:37pm

Moved
Moved from Scorpions.
… Kari J McWest, 6 January, 2018 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

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
… Marcus bullock, 24 May, 2017 - 12:48am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you! I really wasn't e
Thank you! I really wasn't expecting this to get ID'd.
… kdclower, 27 May, 2017 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Easy
This is the only scorpion species in the eastern half of Texas, very distinctive, and very common.
… Kari J McWest, 6 January, 2018 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

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