There are 1,400 known species of scorpions worldwide, with 40 to 60 species found in Arizona. These arachnids typically emerge in the spring and summer, with peak activity from April through ...

With more than 50 known species in the Valley — including the giant desert hairy and the Arizona bark scorpion — these eight-legged creatures are far more noticeable than you might think ...

Arizona bark scorpions enjoy nighttime temperatures above 70 degrees and are most active between 7 and 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. to sunrise. They’re less active in cooler months, from November through ...

The arachnids are like spiders' more frightening-looking cousins. But if you think they're waiting to ambush innocent hikers, think again.

Over the past six years, the number of Arizona mountain scorpion species has more than doubled. Originally, there was only thought to be four mountain scorpion species for the past 50 years.

According to Dr. Friedman, a toxicologist with Eisenhower Health, Arizona Bark Scorpions are the only venomous scorpion species in North America. Two weeks after Lindsay Reynolds moved into her ...

PHOENIX — As Arizona’s weather begins to transition from winter to spring, scorpions will begin coming out of the woodwork in search of food and water. Blue Sky Pest Control President Nathan ...