What is Desert scorpion?
{{Taxobox | name = ''Hadrurus arizonensis'' | image = Skorpion_fg01.jpg | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Arachnid]]a | ordo = [[Scorpion]]es | familia = [[Caraboctonidae]] | genus = ''[[Hadrurus]]'' | binomial = ''Hadrurus arizonensis'' | binomial_authority = (Ewing, 1928)}} The '''desert scorpion''' (''Hadrurus arizonensis'') is the largest [[scorpion]] in [[North America]]. It reaches a length of {{convert|14|cm}}.<ref name=Hairy>{{Cite web |title=Giant desert hairy scorpion. The Big Zoo |url=http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Giant_Desert_Hairy_Scorpion.asp |access-date=2014-08-18 |archive-date=2011-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513233835/http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Giant_Desert_Hairy_Scorpion.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> Scorpions are [[arachnid]]s, with eight legs. Their body has two body parts, called [[abdomen]] and [[cepholothorax]]. == Habitat == The desert scorpion’s [[habitat]] is the [[desert]]. It is a warm place where the hottest days can reach {{convert|50|°C}}. Desert scorpions range is south west. In extreme weather conditions, the extra layer of fat under scorpion’s [[exoskeleton]] helps it to survive. It lives in sandy places in the desert like sand dunes. It is a [[burrow]]ing scorpion, but often found under rocks. Its diet consists of large [[insect]]s, [[spider]]s, and small [[vertebrate]]s. This is an aggressive and active scorpion. Like all scorpions, it is [[nocturnal]]. Also like all scorpions, the giant desert hairy scorpion gives birth to live young, which stay on the mother's back for a week or more before leaving.<ref name=Hairy/> == References == {{reflist}} *Mann, Rachel 2002. ''Desert life''. Scholastic Inc. {{ISBN|0-439-35520-6}} *York, Penelope 2002. ''Bugs''. DK. {{ISBN|0-7566-0093-6}} *Johnson Jinny 1996. ''Children’s guide to insects and spiders''. Simon and Schuster. {{ISBN|0-689-81163-2}} [[Category:Scorpions]] [[Category:Animals of North America]]