Pallipes Windscorpion
Eremobates pallipes
A Pallipes Windscorpion is a fast, nocturnal solifuge of dry scrub, sandy flats, and desert edges in western North America. It hunts insects and other small arthropods by sprinting them down and seizing them with large, powerful chelicerae rather than using venom. During the day it shelters under stones, debris, or in shallow burrows to avoid heat and drying out. Despite the name, it is neither a true scorpion nor venomous.
- Type
- Fang / Swift
- Conservation status
- NE