An Arizona Bark Scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus) Found Consuming a Venomous Prey Item Nearly Twice Its Length

Michael M. Webber; Matthew R. Graham

doi:10.3398/064.073.0406

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Michael M. Webber,^1,2 Matthew R. Graham^1,3

¹School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154.
²E-mail: webberm4@unlv.nevada.edu
³Biology Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226

Abstract

Arizona bark scorpions (Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing) are commonly found throughout the Sonoran Desert in southwestern North America, and they are well known for being the most venomous scorpion in the United States. Despite their medical significance, C. sculpturatus remains ecologically understudied, and little is known regarding its natural foraging and feeding behaviors. Here, we present the first documented case of C. sculpturatus feeding on the Sonoran Desert centipede (Scolopendra polymorpha Wood) in the wild.

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Michael M. Webber and Matthew R. Graham "An Arizona Bark Scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus) Found Consuming a Venomous Prey Item Nearly Twice Its Length," Western North American Naturalist 73(4), 530-532, (1 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.3398/064.073.0406

Received: 27 December 2012; Accepted: 1 June 2013; Published: 1 December 2013

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