Bug FAQEdward's Bark Scorpion
Centruroides edwardsii · Order: Scorpiones · Family: Buthidae
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It lives from sea level up to about 1,700 m in many habitats, often inside homes and urban areas.
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How to recognize it
Males are larger than females.
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Size
Adults range from about 6 cm to 10.5 cm long.
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Is it a pest in the house?
Because it lives well in human-modified areas, it is frequently encountered inside houses.
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Does it bite or sting?
People are often stung by this scorpion where it lives.
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Where it lives
It occurs in tropical dry forest, desert, rainforest and other habitats up to 1,728 m elevation. The scorpion thrives in human-modified landscapes and is often found in urban settings and homes.
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What it eats
It mainly eats insects but has been recorded eating small vertebrates such as a tiny snake and anole lizards.
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Where it comes from
It is native from Mexico through Central America to Colombia.
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Status: native in North America. Source: iNaturalist
Questions people ask
Do they sting people?
Yes, they frequently sting people in the areas where they live.
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Where are Edward's bark scorpions found?
They live from sea level up to about 1,700 m in forests, deserts, rainforests and often inside homes across Mexico to Colombia.
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What do they look like?
Their bodies and pincers are reddish-brown, their legs are yellow, and males are larger than females.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Buthidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centruroides_edwardsii
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.