The Stripe-tailed Scorpion is one of the most common scorpions in the American Southwest, with distinctive keel-like ridges along its tail segments. It is smaller than the desert hairy scorpion and its venom is mild, causing local pain but not systemic effects. It hides under rocks and debris by day and hunts insects at night.
Best time to see a Stripe-tailed Scorpion
The best time to see a Stripe-tailed Scorpion is April–August, when about 63% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 3,540 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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