Scorpions are nocturnal, predatory animals that feed on a variety of insects, spiders, centipedes, and other scorpions. Most scorpions live in warm, dry climates. Of the 70 or so species found in North America, only one, the bark scorpion, Centruroides exilicauda (formerly called C. sculpturatus), is considered dangerous to people.
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