Thursday, June 18, 2015

Uroctonus mordax

...aka California Forest Scorpion.

Pretty cool right?  I had no idea that we had such an invertebrate in the Oakland Hills.  Turns out we do....
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_23003995/town-crier-scorpion-sightings-rise-oakland-hills-homes

... "Venom toxicity is 1 on a scale of 5 according to scorpion fanciers"… hmmm... I wonder what a 1 feels like... I guess there's only one way to find out.  Next time...
http://www.acvcsd.org/documents/Uroctonus_mordax_information_sheet.pdf





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