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Arizona Bark Scorpion

Published on Apr 01, 2016

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Arizona Bark Scorpion

By: Benjamin Abbas
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An adult male bark scorpion can only be as big as eight centimeters. Females are a bit smaller than males at only seven centimeters long. They are light brown and live in the Sonoran Desert.

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Some scorpions glow in a certain light like the bark scorpion.

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Unlike most other scorpions, bark scorpions sometimes live in groups. They eat roaches, beetles, and crickets.

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Bark scorpions ambush their prey. They are thought to be one of the most dangerous scorpions in the world.

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Many people who have been stung say they felt some form of "electrical current" when they were stung.

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They are light brown in color so they blend in with their surroundings.

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You may think that bark scorpions aren't helpful but they really are. They help keep the roach population down so it's not so big.

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