I'm not sure if I mentioned this earlier...but they are confirmed to be a
Paruroctonus boreus. The only common name I can find is 'Northern scorpion', and they're named because this species has the northernmost range of all the North American scorpions. If I remember correctly, they range from northern Mexico to extreme southern Canada. Their range includes states such as Arizona, New Mexico, western Colorado, California, Utah, and Idaho. This species has rather weak venom as far as scorpions go. Anyway, here's the updated pics.
Mom without the babies on her back
Another note, the pics make her look rather large, but the length of her carapace alone is slightly longer than the diameter of a penny.
Scorpling setup...The purpose of having 3 hides is to provide a variety of humidity levels to choose from. The clay pot on top is dry, the one on the bottom is rather moist, and the middle one is a little less moist. They do venture into the moist ones every now and then, but spend most of their time in the dry pot or among the rocks (I added those after the pic was taken).
Here's one of the scorplings...the rest are hidden further inside the pots to avoid the sunlight. You can just barely see the one in front of the arrow. They have been through 2 molts, and are turning a yellowish/brown color. To give you an idea of size, the diameter of the pot at its opening is 1 1/2", and the scorps are around 1/4" in length. They have all taken 2 meals and seem to be feeding well. Ok, enough of that, on with the pic:
Bry
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