Striped bark scorpion

Centruroides vittatus

The Arizona bark scorpion ( Centruroides vittatus ), also known as Little Texas Scorpio belongs to the family of Buthidae. It is a small to medium-sized scorpion with a size of about 7 cm in adult animals. The color ranges from dark to very pale forms. The drought- loving xeric forms are more yellowish, whereas the mesic (neither dry nor moisture- loving) forms have a rather darker color and the strips easily go to Orange. From the exterior of C. vittatus resembles strongly the C. exilicauda, can be distinguished on the carapace, which is absent in C. exilicauda but by a triangular, usually dark "mask" between the median pair of eyes.

Habitat

The habitat of C. vittatus extends from throughout Texas through parts of the adjoining States to northern Mexico. Before localities of the Scorpio makes hardly wait, the basis of which one can more often sift him in and around homes. The Scorpio holds mainly in rocky or beef columns, in which he usually spends the day hanging upside down and eats his food.

Toxicity

The Centruroides vittatus is one of the mindergiftgen scorpions, although it belongs to the genus of toxic and otherwise medically significant Centruroides. The symptoms of a stitch is similar under normal physical conditions ( healthy, non- allergic, etc.) of a bee sting.

Behavior

The C. vittatus is nocturnal, but rarely also to be found during the day. In the adult stage, it behaves other adult scorpions against fairly neutral, but younger scorpions can ever be regarded as a delicacy. Otherwise, he has a rather low Kannibalismusrate.

Feed

The feed includes all present in the habitat insects that may be overwhelmed.

Swell

  • Günther Schmidt: Toxic and dangerous spiders in the world, 2000 Westarp Science Publishing Society
  • Alexander Tietz: biology, husbandry and reproduction of the Arizona bark scorpion in Terraria # 1 Sep / Oct. . 2006 Nature and animal publisher
  • David H. Desorr: scorpions of Texas at Arachne - the specialist magazine for arachnids. German Arachnologische society. ISSN 1613-2688
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