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The largest species of Scorpion in North America. This is an aggressive species and will sting if provoked apart from that they are a very popular species due to its large size and ease of care. This species prefers a deep substrate and should consist of sand or a sand /coco fibre (60:40) mix and misted approx. every 3 months.
Occasionally available is the rarer subspecies Hadrurus arizonensis pallidus which is a color morph of Hadrurus arizonensis. which is pale to the point of almost appearing colourless.
Online Resources
Literature References
Hadley, N. F. (1968). Surface Activities of Some North American Scorpions in Relation to Feeding. Ecology 49(4), pp. 726-734.
Williams, S. C. (1969). Birth activities of some north american scorpions. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 37(1),
