Scorpion identification?

July 6, 2008 3:55 PM

Can anyone identify this scorpion? Location: central Texas, the hill country.
posted by xmutex to Science & Nature (5 answers total)

The Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus)?
posted by scoria at 4:10 PM on July 6, 2008

Centruroides vittatus.
posted by kldickson at 4:10 PM on July 6, 2008

Centruroides vittatus, probably a juvenile. Being a TX/OK native, I'm well familiar with them.
posted by tinkertown at 4:11 PM on July 6, 2008

Ultraviolet scorpion
posted by hortense at 5:08 PM on July 6, 2008

Looks like the bark scorpions we get in Vegas. Don't let it sting you!
posted by Jacqueline at 12:55 AM on July 7, 2008