That is what I too was wondering. I only saw after the scorpion was already eating the beetle. I have never heard of a scorpion eating one but I know anything is possible. I thought the beetles exoskeleton was too tough, guess not.
I had 3 (now 2) blue death feigning beetles. Tonight I was checking on them and noticed my desert hairy scorpion eating one of the beetles. He had eaten its entire head by the time I intervened.
I feed the scorpion once a week and have never had an issue with the two species living together...
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