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Centruroides vittatus
Small scorpion, found on the bottom of an indoor pool. Dark amber color, slender pedipalps. Striped backed lengthwise.
Rocky hills in the south, mid-west, and south-west.
Found at the bottom of an indoor pool.
Spotted on Sep 13, 2012
Submitted on Sep 21, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks!!!
In the third picture, I have a clothespin next to it for scale.
Our common scorpion around here (Oklahoma) is the striped bark scorpion - Centruroides vittatus. I have a feeling this might be the same species.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/16668
I think I've seen this species in Missouri. How long is it?