a yellow scorpion holdling its stinger up in the air among the desert gravel

a yellow scorpion crawling among the desert gravel

In case you didn't know, scorpions are among my all-time favorite creatures 🦂 🥰

So finding this one under a rock last week while at #EntSoc24 (Phoenix AZ) brightened my day! 😊

@arachnologynerd.bsky.social - I assume this is #Paravaejovis spinigerus (#Vaejovidae). Can you confirm?