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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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Centruroides gracilis - female
Copyright © 2006 Jeff Hollenbeck

Centruroides gracilis - Female
St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
May 3, 2006
Size: BL 40mm
These are beautiful and docile scorpions.
BL does not include the 'tail'.

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Centruroides gracilis - female Centruroides gracilis - female
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Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 4 May, 2006 - 2:06am

That scorpion also looks to b
That scorpion also looks to be gravid. I caught several of those when I was in FLa. never took any home though :(
… Tleilaxu, 11 December, 2006 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
it was. I collected them to get photos with first instars, and then released shortly after, although I have kept several in the past.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 11 December, 2006 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

Beautiful photo
Are they everywhere in FL? Is 40mm long?
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
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… Carla Finley, 4 May, 2006 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Not
sure of the their Florida range, but they seem to be the most common scorpion in southern FL of the three species.
A 40mm body length is a large adult.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 5 May, 2006 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
guess I need to find a ruler that has mm on it so I know what it is.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
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… Carla Finley, 5 May, 2006 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

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