Striped Devil Scorpion (Paravaejovis spinigerus)

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A beginner scorpion that clears your hand before your brain catches upParavaejovis spinigerus, the Striped Devil (or Arizona Stripe-Tailed Scorpion), is a hardy burrowing digger ou t of the desert scrub of the US Southwest and northwest Mexico. It stays modest at around 2 to 3 inches, but every bit of it is built to work: a sturdy frame, a tidy striped tail, and a twitchy, alert energy that turns a plain arid enclosure into something you keep glancing back at. Pack the substrate deep and firm, and you get to watch it excavate a real burrow.This is one of the genuinely good starter desert scorpions. The venom is mild, roughly a bee sting, and not considered medically significant. But beginner does not mean slow. These are skittish, they bolt, they are quicker than you expect, and they will use that speed the second you open the lid. So treat it as a hands-off display animal: forgiving, rewarding, and best kept behind glass rather than on your palm. Check the care guide before you set it up so that first burrow goes right. Show more