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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Scorpions (Scorpiones) » Iuridae » Giant Hairy Scorpions (Hadrurus) » Arizona Hairy Scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis)
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Giant Sand Scorpion - Hadrurus arizonensis
Copyright © 2014 Seth Ausubel

Giant Sand Scorpion - Hadrurus arizonensis
Cabezon, Riverside County, California, USA
April 15, 2014
Size: 2.5 inches
Found under board in dumping ground at the end of Esperanza Av.
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Contributed by Seth Ausubel on 22 April, 2014 - 11:57am
Last updated 2 October, 2014 - 5:25am

Moved
Moved from Giant Sand Scorpion.
… Seth Ausubel, 2 October, 2014 - 5:25am login or register to post comments

Not smeringurus
This is a pallid-morph Hadrurus arizonensis. Note the large bulbous telson (final segment of the tail), the small chelae (claws), and the short fat tail, in comparison to smeringurus.
… Marcus bullock, 2 October, 2014 - 4:48am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Seth Ausubel, 25 April, 2014 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

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