Bicolor Bark Scorpion

Centruroides bicolor

ScorpionintermediateVenom: Moderate

Venom note

Sharp local pain, swelling and burning for ~3-4 hours; occasionally nausea/tachycardia, but harmless to healthy mammals. No handling.

About

A glossy black-and-amber Central American bark scorpion — a fast, agile climber that wants vertical cork/bark to scale and molt on rather than deep substrate, in a warm, humid, tall enclosure with plenty of hides (it's skittish). Slim-clawed, so it relies on venom: a sting brings sharp local pain and swelling for a few hours, occasionally with nausea — treat as moderate and keep it strictly hands-off.

Taxonomy

FamilyButhidae

GenusCentruroides

Native regionCentral America (Costa Rica, Panama)

TypeScansorial

Temperamentskittish, fast climber; easily irritated

Size & growth

Adult size3-4 inches

Length70.00–100.00 mm

Growth rateslow

Climate

Temperature75–85 °F

Humidity65–75%

Enclosure

Adult size10-20 gal; deep substrate or rock stacks per type

Substratevertical cork/bark to climb and molt on; lightly moist substrate; hides; water dish

Substrate depth1-2 inches

Water dishRequired

Feeding

Feeding modePredator (live prey)

Prey sizecrickets, roaches

Adult cadence1 prey every 1-2 weeks

Times kept: 0