Late Spring through late Summer is bark scorpion season. This nocturnal creature is a predator and can go days without eating.
ARIZONA — Meet the Arizona Bark Scorpion -- the most common scorpion in Arizona out of the 60+ species of scorpions found here. It also happens to be the most venomous and only lethal scorpion in Arizona. In fact, the bark scorpion is the only scorpion species with venom strong enough to cause severe symptoms in the entire United States, according to the Mayo Clinic. Oh, and it is frequently found in homes, especially during the summer months.
It feasts on smaller insects like beetles or spiders, centipedes, and even other scorpions. If you are wondering what eats this king of sting, you are looking at bats, birds , large centipedes, grasshopper mice, lizards, tarantulas, and shrews. The bark scorpion can be found in many places due to its ability to climb. During the day, these critters generally retreat to escape the heat to places of hiding in your yard and inside your home -- on top of tall block/rock walls, in rock/wood piles, under leaves, and in trees. Yes, they do climb certain types of trees. Since bark scorpions can climb, they can enter your home through your exterior vents.
Best way to get rid of these Sonoran stingers?"Remove clutter in the backyard or things they can hide under," Didi suggests."Scorpions prey on insects -- so if you eliminate their food source, scorpions will have nothing to prey on." Most insecticides are no match for the scorpion's body armor. The strategy Desert Termites recommends is called IPM: integrated pest management. Instead of relying on pesticides, do habitat manipulation.
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