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Adult scorpion, Fairfax California (20 miles north of San Francisco) - Uroctonus mordax

Adult scorpion, Fairfax California (20 miles north of San Francisco) - Uroctonus mordax
Fairfax, Fairfax County, California, USA
March 10, 2018
Size: 2.5 inches
Thank you endlessly for your help identifying this - I'm highly concerned for my family's safety as this was the second scorpion we happened across in our home within 12 hours.
I imagine there must be (many?) more.

7 AM my wife walked into the bathroom to find this scorpion sitting against the edge of the bathroom wall against the molding.
My 2 year old child was closer than any camera so - yes I did neutralize the threat before snapping any photos.
Apology to the creature and to you for asking you to assist IDing a partially squashed specimen.

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Adult scorpion, Fairfax California (20 miles north of San Francisco) - Uroctonus mordax Adult scorpion, Fairfax California (20 miles north of San Francisco) - Uroctonus mordax

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Moved from Scorpions.

I'm no scorpion expert...
But this one reminds me of Uroctonus mordax. That species is not medically significant, the sting likely wouldn't be much different than that of a bee sting, (except that much fewer people are allergic to scorpion venom).

 
Ah, we even have a record from Fairfax!

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