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eastern sand scorpion
Paruroctonus utahensis
Paruroctonus utahensis is a species of scorpion, commonly referred to as the eastern sand scorpion. It has a range from Utah (which is where the species epithet comes from) to Chihuahua, Mexico. It feeds on many types of arthropods, with one of its most important prey items being Ammobaenetes phrixocnemoides.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122643.