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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Scorpions (Scorpiones) » Vaejovidae » Paruroctonus » California Common Scorpion (Paruroctonus silvestrii)
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Would like to know what kind of scorpion this is - Paruroctonus silvestrii - female
Copyright © 2018 TamNChar

Would like to know what kind of scorpion this is - Paruroctonus silvestrii - Female
Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USA
November 12, 2018
Size: 3”
I found this in my closet, behind the door. I have no idea how this found its way into my home. I would like to know if anyone know what kind it is.
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Contributed by TamNChar on 12 November, 2018 - 7:50pm
Last updated 2 January, 2019 - 5:32am

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… John F. Carr, 2 January, 2019 - 5:32am login or register to post comments

Paruroctonus silvestrii
Female.
… Marcus bullock, 2 January, 2019 - 4:01am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you for letting me know! It was one of the two I figured as I searched. We have never seen one again and have no idea where she came from. They ride mountain bikes a lot in the mountains maybe she hitched a ride home. Thank you!
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