Here's what the stinger of a scorpion looks like up close!
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This is the part of the scorpion with which you should be most concerned--the stinger.
According to Kari J McWest, Senior Editor, American Tarantula Society, this photo is the metasoma of Hadrurus arizonensis.
If you have taken a photo of an Arizona scorpion (or your hand or foot after having been stung by a scorpion) and you'd like to submit the picture to this photo gallery, here's how you do it.