scorpions

A wall of arachnid vivariums at Northumberland Country Zoo, found within the Hot House. Clockwise from top left: Chilean rose tarantula, Chilean rose tarantula, Asian forest scorpion and Mexican red-knee tarantula.

Hi All, Approximately 2,000 scorpion species have been described, but most arachnologists believe that many more await discovery. Few, however, expected an unknown species to turn up within sight of a major city in the USA. But that is what happened earlier this year, and the discovery was...