The Arizona bark scorpion can be found from southern California, throughout southern Arizona, into the western parts of New Mexico, the southern parts of Utah, and in Mexico
Arachnid Facts
The wolf spider gets its name from the fact that they actually chase down their prey like a wolf. However they don’t hunt in packs. These decent sized arachnids can fit nicely in
Imagine a scorpion up to 6 inches long, from tip to tip! Welcome the desert hairy scorpion. Few critters give people the heebie jeebies like scorpions. The predominant species of
All mouse spiders have a noticeably bulbous head and jaws. They are often confused with funnel-web spiders. Mouse spider bites are not common, but a few have caused serious issues in humans
The redback spider, aka the Australian black widow, is a species of highly venomous spider originating in the South Australian & adjacent Western Australian deserts, but is now found throughout Australia, Southeast Asia and New Zealand; with colonies elsewhere outside
Tied for number 1 on the world’s most venomous spider list, it’s the deadly funnel-web spider! The funnel-web spider has also earned a reputation of being one of the most aggressive
Winning the title for the world’s largest (in diameter) spider it’s the huntsman spider! These critters are fast as a whip and outsize the Goliath bird eating tarantula for largest
The whip scorpion, aka vinegaroon, is a nocturnal (active at night), Carnivorous arthropod. They hide under leaf matter, wood, or rocks during the day, and prey on insects and other arthropods
The camel spider! They’re fast, have powerful jaws, and chase down & kill prey items like insects, spiders, scorpions, lizards, snakes, and more! They get a really bad rap due to their unusually scary appearance, but they are very useful to have around
The brown recluse or as it’s sometimes called the ‘fiddleback’ or ‘violin’ spider, because of the violin-shaped marking on its dorsum, bites can cause ulcerative lesions