
INV003-00342
A female Edward’s bark scorpion and babies (Centruroides edwardsii) at Verve Biotech, a Nebraska-based company studying arachnid venom for use in biomedical research.
Females of this species carry up to 100 babies on their backs for protection.
Keywords
- animals
- arachnids
- bark scorpions
- biomedical research
- captivity
- Centruroides edwardsii
- Edward’s bark scorpion
- female animal
- full length
- invertebrates
- Many
- mom
- Nebraska
- Nicaragua
- offspring
- Photo Ark
- scorpions
- side view
- studio shot
- Verve Biotech
- white background
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This photo is part of the Photo Ark.