Baja California Bark Scorpion

Thx Cindy - the night hike is once a year that I know of, and you can sign up on the City of Poway website. It's actually led by a renowned entomologist who sets up blacklights on white sheets to attract insects of all varieties, which he then identifies. It's fantastic! Look for it around July. :)

I struggled to ID this one - I didn't think we had the classic Arizona bark scorpions but every pic I checked online looked like this guy! Until I ran across the "Baja California Bark," which apparently used to be lumped in with the Arizona Barks until they realized the California variety are apparently less toxic. Whew! ;)