Today, I would like to tell you about the striped bark scorpion. This scorpion is found in southern Colorado, eastern and northern New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, southern Missouri, western Louisiana, Kansas, and western Arkansas. The striped bark scorpion or Centruroides vittatus is classified like this. Kingdom: Animalia (animal) Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropod) Class: Arachnida (arachnid) Order: Scorpiones (scorpion) Family: Buthidae (most scorpions) Genus: Centruroides (bark scorpion) Species: Vittatus (striped bark scorpion). they are 7 centameters (3 1/4 inches) long. It looks orange, brown, and has black stripes. It also has a large exoskeleton. Under the black light, the striped bark scorpion looks blue. They live under rocks, and don't burrow, but is likely to be in attics. They eat insects, spiders, other scorpions, and some other arthropods. When the striped bark scorpion is mating, it will do a dance by grabbing each other with their pinchers. If that goes alright, the female will give birth to live young, and let them on her back until they can care for themselves. They live for at least 2-6 years. All scorpions sting, but only 25 species can kill a person. The striped bark scorpion isn't one of the 25 species, but the reason it hurts you is because all scorpions have venom. Want to know more? If so, here are some links and resources.scorpions
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