Bug FAQAnza-Borrego Hairy Scorpion
Hadrurus anzaborrego · Order: Scorpiones · Family: Hadruridae
The Anza-Borrego hairy scorpion grows up to about 11 cm (4.3 in) long. It can be pale yellow or dark-colored with a distinctive dark V-shaped mark near the eyes. It lives on coarse sand and rocky areas of the western Colorado Desert in southern California and northern Baja California.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults can reach up to 11 cm (4.3 in) in length.
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Where it lives
Prefers coarse sand and rockier sites compared with its close relative H. arizonensis.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
How can I tell the Anza-Borrego hairy scorpion apart from similar scorpions?
Look for the dark V-shaped mark near the eyes; light forms are pale yellow, while dark forms have a black posterior carapace and mesosoma.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Hadruridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrurus_anzaborrego
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