Bark Scorpion - Saguaro National Park West

Last night, I went on a hike with a herpetologist, Lawrence L. C. Jones, MS, and a park ranger from Saguaro National Park West looking for scorpions. I sure did learn a lot, like where to find them, their behavior, and how to tell the different species apart. We saw Bark Scorpions, Desert Hairy Scorpions, Striped Tailed Scorpions, Bajada Dune Scorpions, and Yellow Ground Scorpions. We also found a Western Thread Snake. 

Scorpions play a very important role in nature.  They are predators that prey on large numbers of insects.  Thus, scorpions are a form of natural pest control and in wild areas, scorpions should not be killed just becasue they are scorpions. 

Bark Scorpion