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Smeringurus Mesaensis
''Smeringurus mesaensis'', the dune scorpion or giant sand scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae. It is a common species found in the deserts of the south-western United States. The dune scorpion is approximately 72 mm in length and 2.0 g in mass. They are fossorial A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as well as many beetles, wasps, and bees. Prehistoric eviden ... and solitary, though young will aggregate shortly after dispersing from their mother. Females of this species are typically larger than males, with males traveling to find females during mating season. ''Smeringurus mesaensis'' are nocturnal creatures: they have been studied to remain active during the hours of 9 p.m. and 3 a.m., and this accounts for its lack of visibility during the daytime''.'' References Vaejovidae Animals described ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaejovidae
Vaejovidae is a family of scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always en ...s, comprising 25 genera and 227 species, found in North America. The species of the genus are found in Mexico and the southern United States, and '' Paruroctonus boreus'' is found in Canada and is the northernmost species of scorpion in the world. *'' Balsateres'' Gonzalez-Santillan & Prendini, 2013 *'' Catalinia'' Soleglad, Ayrey, Graham & Fet, 2017 *'' Chihuahuanus'' Gonzalez-Santillan & Prendini, 2013 *'' Franckeus'' Soleglad & Fet, 2005 *'' Gertschius'' Graham & Soleglad, 2007 *'' Graemeloweus'' Soleglad, Fet, Graham & Ayrey, 2016 *'' Kochius'' Soleglad & Fet, 2008 *'' Konetontli'' Gonzalez-Santillan & Prendini, 2013 *'' Kovarikia'' Soleglad, Fet & Graham, 2014 *'' Kuarapu'' Francke & Ponce-Saa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossorial
A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as well as many beetles, wasps, and bees. Prehistoric evidence The physical adaptation of fossoriality is widely accepted as being widespread among many prehistoric phyla and taxa, such as bacteria and early eukaryotes. Furthermore, fossoriality has evolved independently multiple times, even within a single family. Fossorial animals appeared simultaneously with the colonization of land by arthropods in the late Ordovician period (over 440 million years ago). Other notable early burrowers include ''Eocaecilia'' and possibly ''Dinilysia''. The oldest example of burrowing in synapsids, the lineage which includes modern mammals and their ancestors, is a cynodont, ''Thrinaxodon liorhinus'', found in the Karoo of South Africa, estimated to be 251 million years old. Evidence shows that this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
