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Scorpion - Centruroides hentzi
Copyright © 2006 Cliff Bernzweig

Scorpion - Centruroides hentzi
Apalachicola National Forest, Wakulla County, Florida, USA
April 25, 2006
Size: 5-6 cm
Under dead bark on a pine stump.
Contributed by Cliff Bernzweig on 20 May, 2006 - 9:05pm
Last updated 24 May, 2006 - 6:05pm

Thanks
Thanks for the input.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 22 May, 2006 - 6:10pm

That is a female Centruroides
That is a female Centruroides hentzi.

www.venomlist.com
… Steve-o, 22 May, 2006 - 10:33am

looks to be Centruroides vita
looks to be Centruroides vitattus (that may be spelled wrong)
… Mori Collins, 20 May, 2006 - 9:14pm

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