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H. arizonensis is the largest scorpion in North America, [2] and one of the 8–9 species of Hadrurus in the United States, attaining a length of 14 cm (5.5 in). [3] This species is usually yellow with a dark top [3] and has crab-like pincers. It gets its common names from the brown hairs that cover its body.
Hadrurus is a genus of scorpions which belongs to the family Hadruridae. They are found in sandy deserts and other xeric habitats in northwestern Mexico and in southwest United States . They are among the largest of all scorpion genera, only surpassed by Hadogenes , Pandinus , Heterometrus and Hoffmannihadrurus.
Black hairy scorpion (Hadrurus spadix) [4] Eastern sand scorpion (Paruroctonus utahensis) [4] Giant desert hairy scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis) [4] Northern scorpion (Paruroctonus boreus) [4] Sawfinger scorpion (Serradigitus wupatkiensis) [4] Wood scorpion (Anuroctonus phaiodactylus) [4] Yellow ground scorpion (Vaejovis confusus) [4]
Desert hairy scorpion can refer to the following scorpion species in the genus Hadrurus: Giant desert hairy scorpion ( H. arizonensis ) Northern desert hairy scorpion ( H. spadix )
A few scorpions, such as Parabuthus, Centruroides margaritatus, and Hadrurus arizonensis, squirt venom in a narrow jet as far as 1 meter (3.3 ft) to warn off potential predators, possibly injuring them in the eyes. [84] Some Ananteris species can shed parts of their tail to escape predators. The parts do not grow back, leaving them unable to ...
Jumping spider (Platycryptus arizonensis) [2] Jumping spider (Salticus peckhamae) [2] Northern scorpion (Paruroctonus boreus) [3] Pseudoscorpion (various) [1] Red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) - also called "two-spotted spider mite" [5] Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) [1] Sac spider (Phrurotimpus borealis) [2]
Arizona bark scorpions are eaten by a wide variety of animals such as pallid bats, [2] birds (especially owls), reptiles, and other vertebrates. Some examples include spiders, snakes, peccaries, rodents, and other scorpions. Development, pesticides and collecting scorpions for research or the pet trade also reduces the bark scorpion population.
Hadrurus spadix is a large (around 15 centimetres (5.9 inches)) scorpion native to the southern deserts of North America. It is a burrowing scorpion which spends a lot of time digging in the sand and enlarging its burrow .