Arizona Bark Scorpion Facts
Help PLEASE on facts about the Arizona Bark Scorpion?
I REALLY need help on info about the Arizona bark scorpion on info like….
its use by man and its sociological considerations. THANK U!!!!!
Use by man:
The venom of scorpions, incl. that one of Arizona Bark Scorpion, Centruroides exilicauda are used to elucidate molecular mechanisms of signal transmission and transduction at the pre- and postsynaptic neuronal terminals. It is the only species in Arizona of medical importance.
“Hence they are of potential molecular probes in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of signal transmission and transduction at the pre- and postsynaptic neuronal terminals, in addition to their pharmacological and medicinal uses.”
http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1999;volume=45;issue=1;spage=23;epage=7;aulast=Narayanan
It might also be interesting that the accepted taxonomy of the bark scorpion has changed over time. “Either C exilicauda or C sculpturatus have been accepted at various times. However, recent evidence from biochemical, genetic, and physiologic characterization of their venom suggests that they are two different species as listed above.”
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/168230-overview
Sociology:
“Most scorpion species are solitary in nature. The exception to this is bark scorpions, which may over-winter in aggregates of 20-30. The bark scorpion is also one of relatively few species that are able climbers.”
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1223/#ARIZONABARKSCORPION
“Bark scorpions do not burrow, and are commonly found in homes, requiring only 1/16th of an inch for entry.”
“The popularity of irrigated lawns, and other systems which increase environmental humidity in residential areas, has led to a massive increase in the number of these animals in some areas.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_bark_scorpion
Arizona Bark Scorpions wandering around