Scorpions active in 72 degree nights?

Desert scorps

Desert scorps

Arachnobaron
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I will be out in the desert just south of Saint George Utah and at night it is said to be from 68-72 degrees farenheight is this warm enough for scorpions to be active during the night? I know this is a bad question but i want to know if i will even find any. Note: I found a giant desert hairy scorpion yesterday by flipping rocks i guess he made his burrow under it so he fled into his burrow so i couldnt get him/her.
 
Scorpster1

Scorpster1

Arachnosquire
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I think that would be warm enough as my room sometimes lowers to 60 and they are still active.
 
Pipa

Pipa

Arachnoknight
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I've seen scorps around these neck of da woods at temps of 50F and sqeeters biting at temps low as 45F....
 
Desert scorps

Desert scorps

Arachnobaron
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Found some!

Well i went out and didnt find any for about 30 minutes. But then i found one! After that we were walking some more and there was another one. So i found 2 last night. There were dried riverbeds and they were on the edge of the slope at the top. Maybe they inhabt dry riverbeds more then everywhere else. There was a desert hairy about 5 inches And i knew where its burrow was so i checked atound it but didnt find anything :/
 
Smokehound714

Smokehound714

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Activity will be its highest when the ground remains warm all night long, many, like hadrurus, are just starting to wake up. I was in imperial co last weekend and the only scorpions I found active in an area known to have tons of hadrurus, and vaejovis were smeringurus, which are known to be active throughout the year, even in winter.
 
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Desert scorps

Arachnobaron
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Smokehound714 said:
Activity will be its highest when the ground remains warm all night long, many, like hadrurus, are just starting to wake up. I was in imperial co last weekend and the only scorpions I found active in an area known to have tons of hadrurus, and vaejovis were smeringurus, which are known to be active throughout the year, even in winter.
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Yeah i think i found 2 vaejovis species. I dont know what kind they are so i put up an ID on the boards (you may have read). I did find one adult hadrurus arizonensis but wasnt able to catch it or get pics :/. I flipped a rock and it was sitting right there but it ran into its butrow that was there so i decided to leave it be and hope during the night i could find it but no luck. Anyways, thanks for the reply!
 
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