A western forest scorpion (Uroctonus mordax) from the Santa Cruz mountains of California, it is eating a beetle.

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Size: 5871px × 3918px
Location: California, USA
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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