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Where in Texas did you find this?
Definitely Isometrus maculatus =) Nice photos!
Nice! This is a male, family Buthidae. Isometrus or Isometroides, could also be Lychas.
Not enough information for species, but likely in the genus Heterometrus.
Garrett is a friend of mine =) Hard to tell, but the tail position makes it look like Centruroides sculpturatus, Arizona bark scorpion.
Liocheles sp., probably waigiensis.
Was this scorpion actually found at the location on the map? Although rare, this morph has popped up in a few places, but is merely a color mutation of Centruroides vittatus. It was originally described from Big Bend National Park as Centruroides pantheriensis and occurs like this throughout the Chihuahuan Desert from the southern Big Bend Region into Mexico.
This scorpion is not native to Kansas. Where was it found?
This is the southern unstriped scorpion. Sting hurts, but that's all, just a bit painful, nothing to worry about. Quite common throughout the South in rocky areas of the southern Appalachians and one little spot in the Tunica Hills near Saint Francisville, Louisiana, to south of Natchez, Mississippi.
This scorpion is Centruroides vittatus. Mildly venomous, the sting can be very painful, but is not known to be deadly. If one gets stung by this one and has persistent symptoms, especially shortness of breath, then it might be a good idea to see a doctor, especially if you have allergic reactions to other stings/bites or respiratory problems.
