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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Vaejovidae

Scorpion
Vaejovis vaquero

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Physical Characteristics

Reaches lengths up to 25-30 mm with an overall dark brown coloration.

Geographic Range

This species is known only from the Sierra del Nido, Chihuahua, in oak and pine forest.

Diet

Vaejovis vaquero, like the other Vaejovidae, eats spiders and insects.

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Literature Cited

Polis, G. A. 1990. The biology of scorpions. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA

Web Resources

Scorpions of the Chihuahuan Desert

Scorpions of Texas

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Aaron Bodor, June 2006.