Stripe-tailed Scorpion (East Ventura County)

[MSD]

Found this one in our home. While we've caught Scorpions around here before, they've all been pretty tiny. This one, not so much. Not a monster, but fairly large for what's typically seen.

As you can see, it was ready to have a go at it, and by it, I mean me. It did not like being handled all that much.

[BillMcGighan]

For what it's worth.... You probably know this, but, when our Florida home had a good population of scorpions, I got my son to scan the whole house with a blacklight to find as many as possible.

[gcsnelling]

Pretty sure this is Anuroctonus.

[MSD]

Pretty sure this is Anuroctonus.

You know, I think you're right. Thank you!

I have never heard of this one, the California Swollenstinger Scorpion. I found lots of pics to compare it to and it's a match. What I couldn't find is much info about them. Any kind of care sheet info or just general wiki stuff, i.e. how long do they live, how potent is the venom, etc.?

[gcsnelling]

You should be able to get some good information at arachnoboards.

[Nature Nate]

I've kept anuroctonus as a pet before and it's pretty easy. they like to burrow so give them some medium that they can excavate with a piece of furniture that they can burrow beneath. Crickets and a dish of water should be all the sustenance they need.