Arizona Scorpion ID

[veliravia]

My sister and the dog managed to capture this scorpion in my parent's kitchen in Phoenix, AZ. They're holding onto it for me until I return, but we're not sure what it is. My first guess was a Centruroides, but I have very little experience in scorpion identification. Any help would be appreciated

 

[ShredderEmp]

Look at the thread below yours. It looks much like that one, although yours seems big.

 

[Jorpion]

100% Centruroides sculpturatus (and that one is a male)

 

[veliravia]

(and that one is a male)

How can you tell?

 

[2nscorpx]

How can you tell?

Males have elongated metasoma segments (tail segments) compared to those of a female; this is common in this species and in other generally arboreal genera like Isometrus, Lychas etc.

 

[veliravia]

Ahh, how interesting. Thanks.

 

[VictorHernandez]

Yeaup, Centruroides sculpturatus.