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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Scorpions (Scorpiones) » Buthidae » Bark Scorpions (Centruroides) » Florida Bark Scorpion (Centruroides gracilis)
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Banana Scorpion - Centruroides gracilis
Copyright © 2007 Peter Bryant

Banana Scorpion - Centruroides gracilis
San Clemente, Orange County, California, USA
September 28, 2007
Size: 25mm bl without stinger
Found in a bunch of bananas originating in Guatemala

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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 3 October, 2007 - 10:00am
Last updated 3 January, 2008 - 8:18pm

Moved
Moved from Scorpions.
… Kari J McWest, 3 January, 2008 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

Centruroides margaritatus, female
Is what I would venture.
Here's a few photos for comparison. Scroll down a ways to the Centruroides species listed under Buthidae, about 11 photos of C. margaritatus

http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/gallery.php

Direct link to male and female comparison: http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/c_margaritatus.jpg

And dittos on being cautious. Maybe no less nasty than native species, but many Centruroides pack a punch.
… RyanJS, 3 October, 2007 - 8:38pm login or register to post comments

 
?
I was just thinking today. Wandering spiders, small vipers, widows, now chalk up Centruroides.
Does anything ever crawl out of a bunch of bananas from South America that can't kill your dog or maim your kid?
… RyanJS, 4 October, 2007 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

Colorful!
I would be careful with this one. Generally, a fat 'tail' and slender claws suggests something with potent venom. Looking forward to what the arachnologists here have to say.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 October, 2007 - 2:18pm login or register to post comments

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