{"product_id":"giant-desert-hairy-scorpion-blue-death-feigning-beetle-pack","title":"Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis) + 5 Blue Death Feigning Beetles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe biggest scorpion in North America, plus the crew that cleans up after it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne \u003cstrong\u003eGiant Desert Hairy Scorpion\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eHadrurus arizonensis\u003c\/em\u003e, 4-7 inches, wild-caught subadult to adult) and \u003cstrong\u003efive Blue Death Feigning Beetles\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eAsbolus verrucosus\u003c\/em\u003e, 1 inch, wild-caught adults). Same deserts, same dry substrate, same care, so all six live in one enclosure instead of two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHadrurus arizonensis\u003c\/em\u003e is olive gold and covered in fine sensory hairs it uses to feel prey moving across the sand. It digs spiraling burrows deep enough to vanish into. Kill the lights, hit it with UV, and the whole animal glows greenish white. It will throw a posture and wave that thick tail at you, but the sting is mild to moderate. The size does the intimidating. Spice Level 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beetles are the part people underestimate. \u003cem\u003eAsbolus verrucosus\u003c\/em\u003e looks dusted in powder-blue chalk, moves slow, and scavenges the dry sand and cholla wood the scorpion has no interest in. No venom, no bite, no sting. Startle one and it tips over and plays dead until it decides you have lost interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep it arid. That is the whole trick, and it is the one thing new keepers get wrong. Dry substrate deep enough to burrow, a hide the scorpion can disappear under, real ventilation, no misting. \u003cstrong\u003eThis pack is the animals only\u003c\/strong\u003e - enclosure, substrate and decor are sold separately. Read both care guides before the box lands, and check Big Z's current live-arrival and weather policy before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Z's Habitats and Arachnids","offers":[{"title":"Desert Pack - 1 Scorpion (4-7\" WC) + 5 Beetles (1\" WC)","offer_id":52849452941629,"sku":"BZ-SCORP-HARIZONENSIS-ADT-WC-BDFB5","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/7755\/4493\/files\/giant-desert-hairy-bdfb-pack-2.jpg?v=1786936660","url":"https:\/\/www.bigzs.shop\/products\/giant-desert-hairy-scorpion-blue-death-feigning-beetle-pack","provider":"Big Z's Habitats and Arachnids","version":"1.0","type":"link"}