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Bark Scorpion

Centruroides sp

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Field Notes

Description:

About 3cm excluding the 'tail'. Orange/brown colouration with two dark longitudinal dorsal stripes, and four dark lines on prosoma.

Habitat:

Found in 'El Cimatario', a national park in semi-arid area just outside Querétaro, after some heavy rain at the end of the rainy season.

Reference Links:

Centruroides - Wikipedia

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